# N4980G: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17273527
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 29, 1980
- Last registry action: October 5, 1985
- Mode S code: A6302F
- Owners when cancelled: [Bowles Whitney DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWLES%20WHITNEY%20DBA), [Southeast Aircraft Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHEAST%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING)
- Location: [Mercer Island, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Mercer%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5640° N, 122.2312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98040, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4980G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4980G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4980G-2012-12-18

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 NYC83FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA122), May 20, 1983: Cessna 172N (N4980G), N. Stonington, CT, destroyed

## 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 19830520075909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830520075909A), May 20, 1983: Cessna 172N (N4980G), North Stoningto, CT, Destroyed. Lost electrical power, descended below clouds. Engine quit due to carburetor ice. Loose alternator belt probable.

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