# N7798X: 1961 Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17248298
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 13, 1961
- Certificate issued: December 7, 1981
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AA8DFC
- Owner when cancelled: [Hirschy Don L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIRSCHY%20DON%20L)
- Location: [Medford, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Medford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2857° N, 122.8975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97501, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7798X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7798X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7798X-2014-11-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 SEA86LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA005), Oct 6, 1985: Cessna 172 (N7798X), Medford, OR, destroyed

## 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 19851006049149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851006049149A), Oct 6, 1985: Cessna 172B (N7798X), Medford, OR, Destroyed. Engine quit while making a low pass due to fuel exhaustion. Left wing struck ground in turn. No auto fuel STC.

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