# N9747B: 1981 Cessna 172RG, 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 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG1010
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 24, 1981
- Certificate issued: September 2, 1987
- Last registry action: May 27, 1994
- Mode S code: AD95D0
- Owner when cancelled: [Vandeventer Tracy A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANDEVENTER%20TRACY%20A)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8868° N, 104.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80917, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9747B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9747B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9747B-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 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 SEA87FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA166), Aug 17, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N9747B), Kettle Falls, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19870817045919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870817045919A), Aug 17, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N9747B), Kettle Falls, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck a tree and crashed into rising terrain. Had flown up box canyon and unable to outclimb terrain.

## Other aircraft with N9747B

- [Cancelled 1957-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9747B-1957-11-15): Cessna 180A, S/N 50045. 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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