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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4686G

N4686G is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 23, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172N cancelled March 23, 2006

Serial number
17273312
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1979
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
April 8, 1982
Last FAA action
January 17, 2006
Last owner
Fable William B (Co-owned)
Kent, WA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N4686G

LAX01FA101Accident on February 15, 2001 at Long Beach, CA: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273312

The failure of the flight crews of both airplanes to maintain adequate visual lookout for traffic.

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