# N7687T: 1960 Cessna 172A, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404)
- 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: 47287
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 8, 1960
- Certificate issued: May 2, 1979
- Last registry action: December 5, 1982
- Mode S code: AA629F
- Owner when cancelled: [Coop Phil O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOP%20PHIL%20O)
- Location: [Salisbury, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Salisbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7156° N, 80.4590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28144, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7687T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7687T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7687T-2013-05-09

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 172A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a.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 IAD79FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA048), May 5, 1979: Cessna 172A (N7687T), Albany, KY, destroyed, 2 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 19790505019789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505019789A), May 5, 1979: Cessna 172A (N7687T), Albany, KY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft stalled turning final, hit paved road in nose down altitude. Low time pilot. Had not received 172 checkout.

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