# N9850G: 1971 Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 2008-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- 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: 17259750
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 30, 2001
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: ADC016
- Owner when cancelled: [Miller Aircraft Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Crookston, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crookston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7412° N, 96.5535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56716, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9850G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9850G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9850G-2008-09-29

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l.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 CHI07FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA032), Dec 2, 2006: Cessna 172 (N9850G), Crookston, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to his spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control. Factors were the snow, the low ceiling, and the…

## 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 20061201029009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061201029009A), Dec 1, 2006: Cessna 172L (N9850G), Crookston, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft impacted ground 1 mile from airport at a high rate of descent. Aircraft was destroyed. Pilot and passenger were killed. Pilot took-off on runway…

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