# N7285A: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1968-12-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 28, 1968
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 29385
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1959
- Mode S code: A9C44C
- Owner when cancelled: [Hensley Walter C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENSLEY%20WALTER%20C)
- Location: [Havre, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Havre)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7285A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7285A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7285A-1968-12-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 SEA66D0265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0265), May 12, 1966: Cessna 172 (N7285A), Havre, MT, substantial damage

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