# N9646Q: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2020-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17265730
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 2, 1975
- Certificate issued: June 20, 2014
- Last registry action: January 19, 2017
- Mode S code: AD6E3B
- Owner when cancelled: [Hawk Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWK%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Rush City, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Rush%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7003° N, 92.9721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55069, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9646Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9646Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9646Q-2020-10-03

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 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 CEN20LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA042), Dec 21, 2019: Cessna 172 (N9646Q), Rush City, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation because the student pilot failed to reposition the fuel mixture control to full rich before takeoff.

## 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 20191221019819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191221019819A), Dec 21, 2019: Cessna 172M (N9646Q), Rush City, MN, Destroyed. Pilot departed runway 16 at Rush City, MN airport at 1306 2019-12-21, as the aircraft climbed through 200 feet AGL the engine "sputtered" twice and quit, the…

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