# N7493X: 1960 Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2005-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- 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: 17247993
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1960
- Certificate issued: December 31, 1987
- Last registry action: May 18, 2004
- Mode S code: AA16D0
- Owners when cancelled: [Corley Kenneth W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORLEY%20KENNETH%20W), [Knight David Dunbar](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNIGHT%20DAVID%20DUNBAR)
- Location: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9495° N, 81.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33813, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7493X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7493X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7493X-2005-01-11

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 MIA05CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA032), Nov 21, 2004: Cessna 172B (N7493X), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to set the parking brake and his improper starting procedure which resulted in an unattended aircraft running away after hand starting the engine and the airplane colliding with…

## 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 20041121031209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041121031209A), Nov 21, 2004: Cessna 172B (N7493X), Zephyrhills, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC flew N7493X from lal into zph to obtain fuel (at a lower price). After fueling for the return flight to lal, he stated that the aircraft's battery…

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