# N9609B: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1989-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0917
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AD5FBB
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9609B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9609B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9609B-1989-07-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX88LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA141), Mar 27, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N9609B), Malibu, CA, destroyed

## 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 19880327061299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880327061299A), Mar 27, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N9609B), Malibu, CA, Substantial damage. Stalled and crashed into ocean while circling a yacht race to take pictures at a low altitude.

## Other aircraft with N9609B

- [Cancelled 1957-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9609B-1957-06-13): Cessna 180A, S/N 32906. 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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