# N789FW: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2002-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17264703
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 22, 1999
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: AAB287
- Owner when cancelled: [Cave Flight School LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAVE%20FLIGHT%20SCHOOL%20LLC)
- Location: [Medford, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Medford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8627° N, 74.8223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08055, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789FW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=789FW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789FW-2002-12-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 IAD01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA020), Dec 19, 2000: Cessna 172M (N789FW), Medford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Factors included the loss of electrical power, the dark night, and the pilot's lack of night experience.

## 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 20001218043759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001218043759A), Dec 18, 2000: Cessna 172M (N789FW), Lumberton, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot, [privacy data omitted] received his pvt pilot cert on 12-17-00. Departed Flying W Airport N14 @ 1915 for a night sightseeing flt to the NY…

## Other aircraft with N789FW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789FW): Partenavia P 68 C/TC, S/N 28820TC

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