# N966LA: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1997-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG1102
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 29, 1983
- Last registry action: June 19, 1996
- Mode S code: AD736B
- Owner when cancelled: [Lumanair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUMANAIR%20INC)
- Location: [Aurora, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Aurora)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7606° N, 88.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N966LA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=966LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N966LA-1997-07-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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

## Service difficulty reports (4)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX1094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1094), Feb 1, 1995: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. FOUND UPPER BULKHEADS CRACKED AT TOP OF RUDDER PEDAL TORQUE TUBE OPENING JUST AFT OF MOUNTING BOLT FOR PN 2460004-1 BELLCRANK ASSY. LT SIDE CRACKED COMPLETELY T
- [SDR 95ZZZX1093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1093), Feb 1, 1995: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. FOUND UPPER BULKHEADS CRACKED AT TOP OF RUDDER PEDAL TORQUE TUBE OPENING JUST AFT OF MOUNTING BOLT FOR PN 2460004-1 BELLCRANK ASSY. LT SIDE CRACKED COMPLETELY T
- [SDR 95ZZZX1092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1092), Feb 1, 1995: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. FOUND UPPER BULKHEADS CRACKED AT TOP OF RUDDER PEDAL TORQUE TUBE OPENING JUST AFT OF MOUNTING BOLT FOR PN 2460004-1 BELLCRANK ASSY. LT SIDE CRACKED COMPLETELY T
- [SDR 95ZZZX1091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1091), Feb 1, 1995: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. FOUND UPPER BULKHEADS CRACKED AT TOP OF RUDDER PEDAL TORQUE TUBE OPENING JUST AFT OF MOUNTING BOLT FOR PN 2460004-1 BELLCRANK ASSY. LT SIDE CRACKED COMPLETELY T

## 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 CHI96LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA352), Sep 17, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N966LA), Aurora, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: undetermined.

## 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 19960917028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960917028579A), Sep 17, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N966LA), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off left side of runway, struck a VASI light and flipped over.(-23) on 09/16/96 the aircraft, N966LA, Cessna 172RG, serial #172R01102 was…

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