# N97462: 1984 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2013-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- 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: 17276192
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 1984
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1987
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: AD95C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Business Aircraft Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSINESS%20AIRCRAFT%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3466° N, 121.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95110, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97462
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97462
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97462-2013-06-05

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 LAX93FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA160), Apr 1, 1993: Cessna 172P (N97462), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, THE RAIN AND…

## 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 19930331007529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930331007529A), Mar 31, 1993: Cessna 172P (N97462), Livermore, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Night trip in IMC and heavy turbulence. Lost control. Not current IFR. Had asked clearance thru lvk traffic area.

## Other aircraft with N97462

- [Cancelled 1979-12-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97462-1979-12-26): Cessna 182Q, S/N 18267102. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Transair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSAIR%20INC), [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- [Cancelled 1949-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97462-1949-05-31): Stinson 108, S/N 108-462. Owner: [Gates A S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GATES%20A%20S), [Yakima, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Yakima)

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