# N64RF: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1989-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17267375
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1976
- Mode S code: A8645F
- Owner when cancelled: [Raffield Danny L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAFFIELD%20DANNY%20L)
- Location: [Port St Joe, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20St%20Joe)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64RF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=64RF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64RF-1989-10-11

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 MIA89LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA211), Aug 3, 1989: Cessna 172 (N64RF), Apalachicola, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF VISUAL PERCEPTION CONCERNING ALTITUDE ABOVE THE WATER.

## 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 19890803031159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803031159A), Aug 3, 1989: Cessna 172M (N64RF), Apalachicola, FL, Substantial damage. Flew into unseen wake of a low flying military jet and aircraft settled into water unable to recover prior impact.

## Other aircraft with N64RF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64RF): Aerofab LAKE SEAWOLF, S/N 126, built 1991

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