# N7840G: 1970 Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17259540
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 1970
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1974
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: AAA1C1
- Owners when cancelled: [York Ray W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YORK%20RAY%20W), [York Elaine A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YORK%20ELAINE%20A)
- Location: [Fallon, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Fallon)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3590° N, 117.9468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89406, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7840G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7840G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7840G-2015-05-05

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 OAK75AP030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP030), Dec 30, 1974: Cessna 172L (N7840G), 3 Rivers, CA, 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 19741230043959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741230043959A), Dec 30, 1974: Cessna 172L (N7840G), Missing Aircraf, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft dmg & inj index presumed

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