# N99BW: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1993-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273129
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1993
- Last registry action: January 12, 1993
- Mode S code: ADD078
- Owner when cancelled: [Mullins Fred III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MULLINS%20FRED%20III)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99BW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=99BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99BW-1993-09-11

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 MIA93LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA158), Jul 19, 1993: Cessna 172N (N99BW), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS INACCURATE FUEL COMSUMPTION CALCULATIONS BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

## 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 19930718024349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930718024349A), Jul 18, 1993: Cessna 172N (N99BW), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed. Lost power returning from bimini Bahamas. Ditched in ocean. Possible fuel exhaustion. Relied on gauges. Left empty.

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