# N4948V: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1998-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0422
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1995
- Last registry action: July 15, 1998
- Mode S code: A62278
- Owner when cancelled: [Take Flight Alaska Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAKE%20FLIGHT%20ALASKA%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2200° N, 149.8578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99501, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4948V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4948V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4948V-1998-09-11

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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.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 ANC98FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98FA061), May 31, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N4948V), Juneau, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both command pilots to maintain an adequate lookout to see and avoid each other's aircraft. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's failure to follow published advisory…

## 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 19980530011391A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980530011391A), May 30, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N4948V), Juneau, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19) Acft collided in mid air with N187EH, crashed and was destroyed and the 2 POB suffered fatal inj., Juneau, AK. (.4) the air tour helicopter was at 2,100…
- [Incident 19960803033699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803033699I), Aug 3, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N4948V), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft nosewheel failed to extend for landing. Pilot landed without injuries or substantial damage.

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