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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4493L

N4493L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172G. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 25, 1991. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172G cancelled March 25, 1991

Serial number
17254588
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
November 28, 1984
Last FAA action
January 31, 1991
Last owner
Sateren Don (Co-owned)
Turlock, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4493L

LAX88FA161Accident on April 16, 1988 at Los Banos, CA: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172G · serial 17254588

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT TO AVERT A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

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