# N9461E: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1996-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272271
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 28, 1993
- Last registry action: April 29, 1995
- Mode S code: AD25F2
- Owner when cancelled: [Cowburn George O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COWBURN%20GEORGE%20O)
- Location: [Horseheads, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Horseheads)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2033° N, 76.8395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14845, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9461E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9461E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9461E-1996-10-03

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 NYC96FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA002), Oct 4, 1995: Cessna 172N (N9461E), Caton, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper IFR procedure by failing to maintain proper altitude, while on the initial approach for an ILS. A factor relating to the accident was: failure of the tower controller to issue a…

## 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 19951004030909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951004030909A), Oct 4, 1995: Cessna 172N (N9461E), Elmira, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Descended below mda on ILS night approach. Impacted in open field. Generated too low altitude alerts prior approach

## Other aircraft with N9461E

- [Cancelled 1955-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9461E-1955-11-17): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-1099. Owner: [William F Zorn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAM%20F%20ZORN), [Monroe, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Monroe)

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