# N1557Y: 1962 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 2013-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 2013
- 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: 17249257
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1962
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1982
- Last registry action: October 12, 1985
- Mode S code: A0E026
- Owners when cancelled: [Bernsdorff Christopher C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNSDORFF%20CHRISTOPHER%20C), [Bernsdorff Diane D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNSDORFF%20DIANE%20D)
- Location: [Ketchikan, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchikan)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 55.7014° N, 131.3298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99901, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1557Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1557Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1557Y-2013-04-11

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 (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 ANC81DAD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAD03), Mar 29, 1981: Cessna 172C (N1557Y), Luck Lake, AK, destroyed

## 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 19810329015059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329015059A), Mar 29, 1981: Cessna 172C (N1557Y), Luck Lake, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled and crashed right after liftoff. Airplane sank in deep water.

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