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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N20680

N20680 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 7, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172M cancelled August 7, 2013

Serial number
17261487
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1973
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 8, 1979
Last FAA action
July 20, 1991
Last owner
Stock Charles A (Co-owned)
Redwood City, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Luscombe 8 cancelled September 10, 1953

Serial number
834
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 31, 1952
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Rinehart James C (Individual)
Sitka, AK
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N20680

LAX89LA004Accident on October 2, 1988 at Auberry, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 17261487

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site