# N109DP: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2011-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17270607
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: April 13, 2009
- Last registry action: February 1, 2011
- Mode S code: A0267C
- Owner when cancelled: [Gulf Coast Aerial Advertising Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULF%20COAST%20AERIAL%20ADVERTISING%20INC)
- Location: [Summerdale, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Summerdale)
- Physical address: [Foley, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Foley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4789° N, 87.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36580, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109DP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=109DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109DP-2011-12-13

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA11LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA388), Jul 4, 2011: Cessna 172N (N109DP), Orange Beach, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The operation of the airplane using unapproved fuels, which resulted in abnormal combustion and subsequent damage to the No. 3 cylinder. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate 100-hour…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20110704011939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110704011939A), Jul 4, 2011: Cessna 172N (N109DP), Walker Island F, AL, Substantial damage. Airplane departed foley, Alabama (0AL1) at 1355 CDT for banner tow instruction over st johns bayou. At 1430 CDT airplane engine began running rough and lost…

## Other aircraft with N109DP

- [Cancelled 2023-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109DP-2023-02-06): Boeing 767-33A, S/N 33421. Exported to China. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1995-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109DP-1995-02-27): Bell-Agri Helicopter OH-13H, S/N 2343. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [St Charles Co Dis Preparedness Offic](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ST%20CHARLES%20CO%20DIS%20PREPAREDNESS%20OFFIC), [St Charles, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Charles)

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