# N1451U: 1976 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2023-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17267118
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1976
- Certificate issued: January 29, 2003
- Last registry action: March 28, 2023
- Mode S code: A0B7D1
- Owner when cancelled: [Piedmont Flight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIEDMONT%20FLIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Winston Salem, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Winston%20Salem)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0999° N, 80.2442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston-Salem, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1451U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1451U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1451U-2023-10-28

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 ERA23LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA375), Sep 18, 2023: Cessna 172 (N1451U), Winston-Salem, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control upon landing which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer.

## 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 20230918015439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230918015439A), Sep 18, 2023: Cessna 172M (N1451U), Winston Salem, NC, Substantial damage. On 9/18/2023 at 1340Z, a student pilot during a first solo flight lost control of a Cessna 172 after touch down and veered left off of the runway and impacted…

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