# N7686G: Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 1983-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17259386
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 23, 1980
- Mode S code: AA6271
- Owner when cancelled: [M C A Of Westfield Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M%20C%20A%20OF%20WESTFIELD%20INC)
- Location: [Westfield, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Westfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7686G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7686G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7686G-1983-12-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l.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 CHI81FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA005), Nov 2, 1980: Cessna 172 (N7686G), Westfield, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19801102063939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102063939A), Nov 2, 1980: Cessna 172L (N7686G), Westfield, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Uphill, downwind takeoff. Struck tree tops, stalled, vertical ground impact. Lift off was last 200 feet of runway.

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