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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4980G

N4980G is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 18, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 172N cancelled December 18, 2012

Serial number
17273527
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1979
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 29, 1980
Last FAA action
October 5, 1985
Last owner
Bowles Whitney DBA (Individual)
Mercer Island, WA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N4980G

NYC83FA122Accident on May 20, 1983 at N. Stonington, CT: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273527

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