# N62224: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1997-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: R1720168
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1994
- Last registry action: June 13, 1994
- Mode S code: A82066
- Owner when cancelled: [Farrell Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARRELL%20ENTERPRISES)
- Location: [Okeechobee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Okeechobee)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.1488° N, 80.9141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34974, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62224
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62224-1997-05-05

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 MIA96LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA192), Jul 19, 1996: Cessna 172 (N62224), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during a high speed taxi check, which resulted in a lift-off and subsequent collision with the terrain.

## 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 19960719018969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960719018969A), Jul 19, 1996: Cessna 172 (N62224), Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot report became airborne on taxi test. Crash landed. Medical expired. Witness saw plane climb make 180. Crash.

## Other aircraft with N62224

- [Cancelled 1955-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62224-1955-10-12): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 2067. Owner: [Graham C G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAHAM%20C%20G), [Shreveport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Shreveport)

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