# N9497B: 1981 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2013-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0838
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1981
- Last registry action: April 9, 1996
- Mode S code: AD31E6
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8341° N, 84.3921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30305, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9497B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9497B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9497B-2013-08-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.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 NYC95LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA227), Sep 29, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N9497B), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point and excessive airspeed which resulted in an overrun and a subsequent collision with a trailer off the departure end of the runway.

## 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 19950928030599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928030599A), Sep 28, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N9497B), Pittsburgh, PA, Substantial damage. Landed fast and long. Unable stop on runway. Ran off end down a hill into a trailer and building.
- [Incident 19890724042169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724042169I), Jul 24, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N9497B), Pittsburgh, PA. Student rotating prop by hand opposite of normal rotation. Propeller kicked back striking his head.

## Other aircraft with N9497B

- [Cancelled 1958-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9497B-1958-07-17): Cessna 175, S/N 55297. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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