# N166ME: 2000 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2007-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8446
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 2000
- Last registry action: June 5, 2007
- Mode S code: A10910
- Location: [Kennesaw, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Kennesaw)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0366° N, 84.5901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30144, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=166ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166ME-2007-06-05

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 2002FA0000732](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000732), May 20, 2002: ALTERNATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED. NO OUTPUT. DISASSEMBLED, FOUND ONE BRUSH WORN AND OTHER MISSING. I SUSPECT BRUSH WAS WORN TO THE POINT THAT THE SPRING FOUND ITS WAY T

## 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 FTW03FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA182), Jul 8, 2003: Cessna 172S (N166ME), McKinney, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The CFI's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin during the forced landing. A contributing factor was the impact with a bird, which affected the…

## 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 20030708014229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030708014229A), Jul 8, 2003: Cessna 172S (N166ME), Dallas, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On July 8, 2003, approximately 1144 central daylight time, a Cessna 172S single-engine airplane, N166ME, registered to flightprocedure, inc., of denton,…

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