# N9890T: 1960 Cessna 172A, registration cancelled 2013-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47690
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 1960
- Last registry action: June 3, 1997
- Mode S code: ADCEFD
- Location: [Mooresville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Mooresville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5794° N, 86.3736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46158, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9890T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9890T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9890T-2013-08-08

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 172A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a.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 IAD97LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA009), Oct 20, 1996: Cessna 172A (N9890T), Lebanon, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: improper aircraft handling by the tow pilot and/or the glider pilots, which allowed the tow plane and glider to get out of position with one another; and failure of the aircrews (in both aircraft) to…

## 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 19961020033079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961020033079A), Oct 20, 1996: Cessna 172A (N9890T), Lebanon, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Learning glider tow. Tow release failure. Stalled in turn back to airport. Glider released. Glider landed safely. (-23) while towing a glider to simulate a no…

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