# N1655E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2005-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17271083
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 17, 1998
- Last registry action: December 21, 2004
- Mode S code: A1074D
- Owner when cancelled: [Hummel Aviation L L C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMMEL%20AVIATION%20L%20L%20C)
- Location: [Topping, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Topping)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6035° N, 76.4569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23169, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1655E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1655E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1655E-2005-02-04

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 IAD00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA043), May 16, 2000: Cessna 172N (N1655E), Tappahannock, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilots's inability to maintain aircraft control after a loss of consciosness.

## 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 20000516043569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000516043569A), May 16, 2000: Cessna 172N (N1655E), Tappahannock, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated to trooper captain that he blacked out on the final approach. When he came to, the aircraft was in a right turn. He applied power to go…

## Other aircraft with N1655E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1655E): Kolb FIRESTAR KXP, S/N FS-859, built 1993
- [Cancelled 1953-11-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1655E-1953-11-27): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-5221. Exported to Chile. Owner: [Stover-Leslie Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOVER-LESLIE%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Lisbon, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lisbon)

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