# N7243T: 1959 Cessna 172A, registration cancelled 2017-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending
- Airframe: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46843
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1959
- Last registry action: August 25, 2016
- Mode S code: A9B53B
- Location: [Buckley, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Buckley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.1526° N, 122.0717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98321, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7243T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7243T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7243T-2017-12-15

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 172A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a.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 WPR17LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA169), Jul 28, 2017: Cessna 172A (N7243T), Enumclaw, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach for landing, which resulted in the airplane landing long, and his delayed decision to go around with insufficient runway remaining, which resulted in collision with an…

## 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 20170727007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170727007939A), Jul 27, 2017: Cessna 172A (N7243T), Enumclaw, WA, Substantial damage. Aborted east ldg. Attempted go-around. Clipped the top of perimeter fence taking barbed wire with aircraft. Crashed in park east of runway.

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