# N487ER: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1997-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 1997
- 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: 17270325
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1990
- Last registry action: October 16, 1996
- Mode S code: A6030E
- Owner when cancelled: [Embry Riddle Aero University Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMBRY%20RIDDLE%20AERO%20UNIVERSITY%20INC)
- Location: [Prescott, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Prescott)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5981° N, 112.4202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487ER
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=487ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487ER-1997-01-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (1)

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 LAX94LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA154), Mar 4, 1994: Cessna 172N (N487ER), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S DELAYED FLARE AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19940304003769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940304003769A), Mar 4, 1994: Cessna 172N (N487ER), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Student over rotated landing. Bounced lost control. Nosed over in a ditch off runway.

## Other aircraft with N487ER

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487ER): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10547

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