# N4959R: Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 2001-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256280
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1996
- Last registry action: November 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A6264E
- Owners when cancelled: [United States Air Force Owner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE%20OWNER), [North Island Navy Flying Club Operator](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20ISLAND%20NAVY%20FLYING%20CLUB%20OPERATOR)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6950° N, 117.1943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92135, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4959R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4959R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4959R-2001-05-14

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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.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 LAX01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA052), Dec 12, 2000: Cessna 172H (N4959R), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and weather evaluation that resulted in the inadvertant entry into instrument meteorological conditions while conducting visual flight. A factor was fog and…

## 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 20001211038729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001211038729A), Dec 11, 2000: Cessna 172H (N4959R), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 11, 2000, at about 1938 PST, a Cessna N4959R, operated by the north island navy flying club, piloted by robert a. volk collided with san…

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