# N61899: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17264879
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 1975
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1992
- Last registry action: March 24, 1998
- Mode S code: A8102B
- Owner when cancelled: [Cobb Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COBB%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Hot Springs, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Hot%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4460° N, 93.0966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71913, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61899
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61899
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61899-2013-04-26

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 FTW95FA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA393), Sep 13, 1995: Cessna 172M (N61899), Witter, AR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from high/wooded terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, high terrain, and foggy weather conditions. Also, the pilot's…

## 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 19950913029629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950913029629A), Sep 13, 1995: Cessna 172M (N61899), Witter, AR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Departed VFR at night into area heavy fog. Struck trees on ridge. Trace of non fly medication in pilot blood.

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