# N7609X: Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2023-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 17248109
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 1961
- Last registry action: January 6, 2023
- Mode S code: AA4531
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4892° N, 119.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89502, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7609X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7609X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7609X-2023-10-07

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (3)

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 WPR22LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA246), Jul 7, 2022: Cessna 172B (N7609X), Silver Springs, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB ATL88IA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA113), Mar 14, 1988: Cessna 172B (N7609X), Elizabethton, TN, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLA38), May 21, 1973: Cessna 172 (N7609X), Defuniak Spng, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20220706012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220706012169A), Jul 6, 2022: Cessna 172B (N7609X), Silver Springs, NV, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted]Engine had a partial or complete power loss, resulting in an emergency landing. As part of the landing sequence, the aircraft impacted…
- [Accident 19880314044899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880314044899A), Mar 14, 1988: Cessna 172B (N7609X), Elizabethton, TN, Substantial damage. Throttle set too high. Engine started by hand prop. Tail tiedown loosened. Aircraft rotated into parked aircraft.
- [Accident 19730521011869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730521011869A), May 21, 1973: Cessna 172B (N7609X), Defuniak Spng, FL, Substantial damage. Into wind rwy avbl. Acft veered to r slightly then abruptly l.nose gr dug in soft sand.

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