# N92042: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1998-09-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 2, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17261543
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 21, 1995
- Last registry action: October 16, 1996
- Mode S code: ACC129
- Owner when cancelled: [Belles Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLES%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Sabina, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Sabina)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5065° N, 83.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45169, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92042
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=92042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92042-1998-09-02

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 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 CHI98LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA040), Nov 20, 1997: Cessna 172 (N92042), Salem, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, while on final approach to land at night. Factors relating to the accident included: an undetermined electrical malfunction, inoperative flaps,…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19971119041229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971119041229A), Nov 19, 1997: Cessna 172P (N92042), Salem, IN, Substantial damage. Diverted to 183 due electrical problems. Impacted short of runway and burned.(.4) the pilot had topped off the fuel at evansville, Indiana, before continuing…
- [Accident 19730812024819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812024819A), Aug 12, 1973: Cessna 172M (N92042), NY, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N92042

- [Cancelled 1949-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92042-1949-05-10): Piper J3C-65, S/N 16475. Owner: [Atlantic Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTIC%20AIR%20INC), [Gadsden, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Gadsden)

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