# N1543Y: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 31, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1543Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1543Y

## Aircraft that carried N1543Y

- [Cancelled 2021-07-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1543Y-2021-07-31): Cessna 172C, S/N 17249243, built 1962. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Konopnicki Dave](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KONOPNICKI%20DAVE), [Silver City, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Silver%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N1543Y (3)

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 GAA18CA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA493), Aug 15, 2018: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Silver City, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB NYC79FHA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA18), Aug 2, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Germansville, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3725](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3725), Sep 1, 1964: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Candor, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1543Y (4)

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 20180815014229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180815014229A), Aug 15, 2018: Cessna 172C (N1543Y), Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. On August 15, 2018, at 1150 MDT, a Cessna 172C, N1543Y, registered to [privacy data omitted] was substantially damaged on landing at grant county airport…
- [Accident 19790802021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802021739A), Aug 2, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Germansville, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot made go around due to blocked runway. Engine stopped. Crash landed in corn field. No engine defect.
- [Incident 19790407012699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407012699I), Apr 7, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Elkton, MD, 1 fatal. Jumper killed when she lost control of the ripcord handle. Waited too long to deploy reserve.
- [Incident 19780902016979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902016979I), Sep 2, 1978: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Chesapeake City, MD. Parachute failed to fully open, skydiver injured.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.