# N115FR: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1994-01-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 19, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17275261
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1990
- Last registry action: October 21, 1993
- Mode S code: A03F53
- Owners when cancelled: [Van Pelt Wilber](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20PELT%20WILBER), [Van Pelt Alice](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20PELT%20ALICE)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6375° N, 122.2877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98112, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115FR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=115FR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115FR-1994-01-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 SEA94FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA014), Oct 14, 1993: Cessna 172P (N115FR), Kelso, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WEATHER AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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