# N7048A: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1991-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 29148
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1987
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A966DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Tidwell Betty L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIDWELL%20BETTY%20L)
- Location: [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4520° N, 84.3528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32304, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7048A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7048A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7048A-1991-01-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MIA88LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA270), Sep 21, 1988: Cessna 172 (N7048A), Panacea, FL, 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 19880921039609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880921039609A), Sep 21, 1988: Cessna 172 (N7048A), Panacea, FL, Destroyed. High and fast approach. Initiated go around. Added full power. Inadvertently retracted flaps. Crashed into trees.

## Other aircraft with N7048A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7048A): Mccusker Michael CHINOOK +2, S/N 02218X3, built 2008
- [Cancelled 1997-01-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7048A-1997-01-22): Lockwood Phillip AIR CAM, S/N AC001. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [National Geographic Society](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20GEOGRAPHIC%20SOCIETY), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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