# N172DE: 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: August 6, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=172DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172DE

## Aircraft that carried N172DE

- [Cancelled 2007-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172DE-2007-08-06): Cessna 172M, S/N 17265200, built 1975. Exported to Canada. Owner: Sault Ste Marie

## NTSB investigations on N172DE (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 CHI03LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA194), Jul 2, 2003: Cessna 172M (N172DE), Roscommon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a water landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the rough water.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N172DE (1)

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 20030701015029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030701015029A), Jul 1, 2003: Cessna 172M (N172DE), Higgins Lake, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Float plan flipped over upon landing on Higgins Lake, MI.

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