# N4942G: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2025-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273489
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 9, 1979
- Last registry action: April 15, 2025
- Mode S code: A62199
- Location: [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0737° N, 84.3893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45230, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4942G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4942G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4942G-2025-05-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ERA25LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA101), Jan 9, 2025: Cessna 172N (N4942G), Mayfield, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and nose landing gear collapse.

## 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 20250109001629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250109001629A), Jan 9, 2025: Cessna 172N (N4942G), Mayfield, KY, Substantial damage. On 01/09/2025, a Cessna 172 registered as[privacy data omitted] was substantially damaged due to a hard landing. The pilot, a student pilot, was on his initial…

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