# N7492X: Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 1993-08-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 17, 1993
- 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: 17247992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1991
- Last registry action: February 28, 1991
- Mode S code: AA16AD
- Owner when cancelled: [Verhalen George E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERHALEN%20GEORGE%20E)
- Location: [Scottsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Scottsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5404° N, 94.2393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsville, TX, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7492X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7492X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7492X-1993-08-17

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 FTW92LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA088), Apr 1, 1992: Cessna 172B (N7492X), Scottsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOTS' INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR UNFAVORABLE WINDSHIFT. A FACATOR WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.

## 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 19920401007879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920401007879A), Apr 1, 1992: Cessna 172B (N7492X), Scottsville, TX, Substantial damage. Wind shift on takeoff lifted wing to near vertical causing other wing to hit ground. Aircraft cartwheeled.

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