# N7487X: Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 1980-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 1980
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17247987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1975
- Mode S code: AA13A5
- Owner when cancelled: [Frank Eaton & Sons](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANK%20EATON%20%26%20SONS)
- Location: [Lindsay, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Lindsay)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7487X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7487X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7487X-1980-07-15

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 172B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b.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 SEA79DTA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTA05), Nov 21, 1978: Cessna 172B (N7487X), Circle, MT, substantial damage

## 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 19781121034639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121034639A), Nov 21, 1978: Cessna 172D (N7487X), Circle, MT, Substantial damage. Plt overshot apch. He knew fuel supply was low before dep from hinch strip. Acft hit fence.

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