# N7898N: 1968 Cessna R172E, registration cancelled 2007-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: R172-0289
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 1968
- Certificate issued: March 23, 1995
- Last registry action: March 20, 2007
- Mode S code: AAB572
- Owners when cancelled: [United States Air Force Owner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE%20OWNER), [Kirtland Afb Club Operator](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRTLAND%20AFB%20CLUB%20OPERATOR)
- Location: [Kirtland Afb, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Kirtland%20Afb)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9976° N, 106.5209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87117, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7898N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7898N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7898N-2007-10-01

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 R172E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX4312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4312), Aug 7, 1996: VERNIER CONTROL. FAILED. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, AN ATTEMPT TO LEAN THE MIXTURE WAS MADE. AFTER ABOUT THREE TURNS OF THE VERNIER CONTROL KNOB, A PUSH WAS FELT AND CONTROL WENT TO IDLE C

## 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 DEN06CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA077), May 17, 2006: Cessna R172E (T-41C) (N7898N), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was the wind gust.

## 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 20060517007189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060517007189A), May 17, 2006: Cessna R172E (N7898N), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 17, 2006, at 1545 MDT Cessna 172, N7898N registered to kirtland afb aero club, flipped over while performing an after landing check list at…

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