# N7796T: Cessna 172A, registration cancelled 1971-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47396
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1965
- Mode S code: AA8DB2
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilson Robert F/Fortune William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20ROBERT%20F%2FFORTUNE%20WILLIAM%20E)
- Location: [Branford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Branford)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7796T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7796T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7796T-1971-03-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC70AN100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN100), Mar 15, 1970: Cessna 172A (N7796T), N.Branford, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.