# N1609V: 1976 Cessna R172K, registration cancelled 2020-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: R1722205
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 22, 1976
- Certificate issued: April 11, 2017
- Last registry action: October 19, 2017
- Mode S code: A0F555
- Owner when cancelled: [Fecteau Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FECTEAU%20ROBERT)
- Location: [Taylorsville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Taylorsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9227° N, 81.2231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28681, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1609V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1609V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1609V-2020-09-22

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 R172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX3762](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3762), Jul 12, 1996: ELT. MALFUNCTION. EMERGENCY LOCATER TRANSMITTER CESSNA P/N C589510-0209, WOULD NOT PASS G-SWITCH OPERATIONAL CHECK PER FAR 91.207(D). LIGHT TOO EXCESSIVE FORCE, WOULD NOT SET OFF

## 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 CEN19LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA258), Aug 8, 2019: Cessna R172 (N1609V), North Garden, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the oil pump drive gear.

## 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 20190808013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190808013489A), Aug 8, 2019: Cessna R172K (N1609V), North Garden, VA, Destroyed. Flying from (khky) to (khwy) performed emergency field landing while attempting re-route to (kcho) due to engine failure. Struck fence and hay bail in field…

## Other aircraft with N1609V

- [Cancelled 1953-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1609V-1953-01-29): Cessna 140, S/N 13781. Owner: [Freeman Louis F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREEMAN%20LOUIS%20F), [Jenks, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Jenks)

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