# N172CS: 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: November 6, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=172CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172CS

## Aircraft that carried N172CS

- [Cancelled 2021-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172CS-2021-11-06): Cessna 172M, S/N 17262260, built 1973. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)

## NTSB investigations on N172CS (1)

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 WPR20CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA300), Sep 7, 2020: Cessna 172 (N172CS), Stuart Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper approach airspeed and landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and nose over.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N172CS (2)

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 20200907013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200907013789A), Sep 7, 2020: Cessna 172M (N172CS), Stuart Island, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that it was a short field approach to grass strip. He had a great approach, but later discovered he had a tailwind. The airplane bounced and he…
- [Incident 20150825013699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150825013699I), Aug 25, 2015: Cessna 172M (N172CS), Wenatchee, WA, Minor damage. Airman was attempting to taxi into a parking spot, making a right turn, looking to the right, and inadvertently struck a building with the left wing tip of the…

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