# N64263: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- 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: 17265136
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 1975
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1988
- Last registry action: April 20, 2010
- Mode S code: A86FEF
- Owners when cancelled: [Kary Robin M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KARY%20ROBIN%20M), [Kary Vernon L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KARY%20VERNON%20L)
- Location: [Rio Rancho, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Rio%20Rancho)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2699° N, 106.7956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87124, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64263
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=64263
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64263-2015-04-30

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 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 DEN89FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA184), Aug 6, 1989: Cessna 172M (N64263), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DELIBERATELY FLEW HIS AIRCRAFT INTO THE FACE OF A MOUNTAIN. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION OF THE PILOT.

## 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 19890806027309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806027309A), Aug 6, 1989: Cessna 172M (N64263), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Despondent pilot flew his aircraft into the side of sandia mountain.

## Other aircraft with N64263

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64263-undated): Cessna T-50, S/N 4544. Owner: [Lunger V L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUNGER%20V%20L), [Alliance, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Alliance)

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