# N166F: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1996-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1987
- Last registry action: July 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A10875
- Owner when cancelled: [Capitol Front End Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPITOL%20FRONT%20END%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Jackson, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Jackson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2831° N, 90.2369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39204, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=166F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166F-1996-09-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 ATL96LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA050), Feb 18, 1996: Cessna 172 (N166F), Jackson, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## 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 19960218001949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960218001949A), Feb 18, 1996: Cessna 172 (N166F), Jackson, MS, Substantial damage. Lost power on takeoff from touch and go. Landed wet field. No cause found except carb icing conditions existed.

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