# N7972X: 1961 Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2013-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 17248472
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 1961
- Last registry action: March 25, 1978
- Mode S code: AAD4BA
- Location: [Sisters, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Sisters)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4899° N, 121.7780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97759, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7972X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7972X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7972X-2013-02-27

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 SEA74FTI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI20), Mar 30, 1974: Cessna 172B (N7972X), Livingston, MT, substantial damage

## 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 19740330007459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330007459A), Mar 30, 1974: Cessna 172D (N7972X), Livingston, MT, Substantial damage. Gusting to 55K.

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