# N7897G: Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 2000-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17259597
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1997
- Last registry action: April 18, 2000
- Mode S code: AAB549
- Owner when cancelled: [Lankhorst Lawrence Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANKHORST%20LAWRENCE%20JR)
- Location: [Millinocket, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Millinocket)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.9958° N, 68.9283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04462, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7897G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7897G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7897G-2000-06-15

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 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 NYC99LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA149), Jun 16, 1999: Cessna 172L (N7897G), Millinocket, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## 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 19990616030659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990616030659A), Jun 16, 1999: Cessna 172L (N7897G), Millinocket, ME, Substantial damage. .4) After takeoff, the airplane climbed to 400 feet above the ground, when the engine quit. The pilot performed a forced landing to a grass field located off…

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