# N172DA: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2012-02-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 29, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17264862
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 22, 1975
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1978
- Last registry action: November 7, 2000
- Mode S code: A120E7
- Owners when cancelled: [Trailwinds Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAILWINDS%20FLYING%20CLUB), [C/O Dale Gibson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%2FO%20DALE%20GIBSON)
- Location: [St Joseph, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Joseph)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7493° N, 94.8457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64503, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=172DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172DA-2012-02-29

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 CHI96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA062), Dec 27, 1995: Cessna 172M (N172DA), Excelsior Sprg, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for landing and the delayed aborted landing. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind condition and the pilot's inadequate level-off.

## 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 19951226042519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951226042519A), Dec 26, 1995: Cessna 172M (N172DA), Excelsior, MO, Substantial damage. Located airport after being lost. Tried five times land downwind then began belated go around and struck trees.

## Other aircraft with N172DA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172DA): Cessna 172P, S/N 17275313, built 1981

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