# N4961D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2006-06-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 29, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17272412
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 1994
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1993
- Last registry action: May 16, 2006
- Mode S code: A628E1
- Owners when cancelled: [Schlesinger Henry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHLESINGER%20HENRY), [Schlesinger Bonnie L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHLESINGER%20BONNIE%20L)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1408° N, 106.5146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4961D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4961D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4961D-2006-06-29

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX05CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA240), Jul 20, 2005: Cessna 172N (N4961D), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## 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 20050720015649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050720015649A), Jul 20, 2005: Cessna 172N (N4961D), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 20, 2005, at approximately 0720 pacific standard time, N4961D, a CE-172-N aircraft was doing practice touch and go landings on runway 12L at…

## Other aircraft with N4961D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4961D): Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z, S/N 851, built 2011
- [Cancelled 1971-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4961D-1971-12-07): Cessna 182A, S/N 51061. Owner: [Hills Acft Sales & Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLS%20ACFT%20SALES%20%26%20SERVICE%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

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