# N1543Y: 1962 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 2021-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17249243
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 21, 1962
- Certificate issued: April 18, 2018
- Last registry action: April 18, 2018
- Mode S code: A0DBE3
- Owner when cancelled: [Konopnicki Dave](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KONOPNICKI%20DAVE)
- Location: [Silver City, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Silver%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6285° N, 108.4064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88061, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1543Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1543Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1543Y-2021-07-31

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 172C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 GAA18CA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA493), Aug 15, 2018: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Silver City, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB NYC79FHA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA18), Aug 2, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Germansville, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3725](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3725), Sep 1, 1964: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Candor, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20180815014229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180815014229A), Aug 15, 2018: Cessna 172C (N1543Y), Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. On August 15, 2018, at 1150 MDT, a Cessna 172C, N1543Y, registered to [privacy data omitted] was substantially damaged on landing at grant county airport…
- [Accident 19790802021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802021739A), Aug 2, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Germansville, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot made go around due to blocked runway. Engine stopped. Crash landed in corn field. No engine defect.
- [Incident 19790407012699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407012699I), Apr 7, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Elkton, MD, 1 fatal. Jumper killed when she lost control of the ripcord handle. Waited too long to deploy reserve.
- [Incident 19780902016979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902016979I), Sep 2, 1978: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Chesapeake City, MD. Parachute failed to fully open, skydiver injured.

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