# N100DF: 1970 Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 2007-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17259479
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 22, 1970
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1995
- Last registry action: March 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A00505
- Owner when cancelled: [Maine Flight Center Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAINE%20FLIGHT%20CENTER%20LTD)
- Location: [Pittsfield, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Pittsfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7698° N, 69.4338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04967, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=100DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100DF-2007-05-01

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 BFO94LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA044), Feb 20, 1994: Cessna 172 (N100DF), East Newport, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER ENGINE MAINTENANCE BY THE OPERATOR RESULTING IN OIL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE.
- [NTSB NYC73DNA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNA36), Jan 29, 1973: Cessna 172L (N100DF), Nantucket, MA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19880605045939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605045939I), Jun 5, 1988: Cessna 172L (N100DF), Marthas Vineyar, MA, Minor damage. Landed at a controlled airport,then struck taxiway lights while turning off the runway.
- [Accident 19730129001869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730129001869A), Jan 29, 1973: Cessna 172L (N100DF), Nantucket, MA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 57K.wea briefed by hya tower personnel.

## Other aircraft with N100DF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100DF): Ryan Christopher C VANS RV-4, S/N 4490, built 2008

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