# N76NG: 1959 Cessna 172A, registration cancelled 2018-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 2018
- 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: 47006
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1959
- Certificate issued: July 17, 2012
- Last registry action: July 17, 2012
- Mode S code: AA4062
- Owners when cancelled: [Minske Troy W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINSKE%20TROY%20W), [Backstrom Brian R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BACKSTROM%20BRIAN%20R)
- Location: [Zimmerman, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Zimmerman)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4587° N, 93.5895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55398, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76NG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76NG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76NG-2018-02-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 CEN13CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA176), Feb 24, 2013: Cessna 172A (N76NG), Vineland, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to attempt a touch-and-go landing on a narrow, ice-covered road with snow banks on each side.

## 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 20130224002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130224002589A), Feb 24, 2013: Cessna 172A (N76NG), Wahkon, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot departed kcbg for a personal flight with his daughter. They flew towards mille lacs lake and decided to do a touch-and-go on one of the plowed ice roads.…

## Other aircraft with N76NG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76NG): Extra Flugzeugproduktions UND EXTRA NG, S/N NG076, built 2024

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