# N4874D: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1999-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272382
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 29, 1996
- Last registry action: February 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A60582
- Owners when cancelled: [Galla Donald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALLA%20DONALD), [Galla Jennifer](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALLA%20JENNIFER)
- Location: [Sugar Hill, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Sugar%20Hill)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1341° N, 84.0244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30518, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4874D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4874D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4874D-1999-04-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA129), Apr 10, 1997: Cessna 172N (N4874D), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing. The winds were a factor.
- [NTSB ATL93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA005), Oct 7, 1992: Cessna 172N (N4874D), Apex, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE THE TAIL WIND CONDITIONS, AND THE DOWNHILL,…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970410005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970410005689A), Apr 10, 1997: Cessna 172N (N4874D), Lawrenceville, GA, Substantial damage. Third solo. Encountered gusty winds on approach. Tried go around. Hit by gust raising flaps. Impacted. Nosed over. (-23) pilot palmer was on his second solo…
- [Accident 19921007041269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921007041269A), Oct 7, 1992: Cessna 172N (N4874D), Apex, NC, Substantial damage. Tried go around near end of Private strip. Ran off end. Nosed over in a ditch. Factors downhill and downwind.

## Other aircraft with N4874D

- [Cancelled 1973-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4874D-1973-06-25): Cessna 182A, S/N 34974. Owner: [Sakowich Anthony](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAKOWICH%20ANTHONY), [Methuen, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Methuen)

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