# N172KA: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1982-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17261431
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1975
- Last registry action: August 12, 1982
- Mode S code: A1217D
- Owners when cancelled: [Robinson William T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20WILLIAM%20T), [General Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20AVIATION%20CO), [Kluting Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLUTING%20RICHARD%20C), [Block James V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLOCK%20JAMES%20V)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7169° N, 122.3006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98125, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172KA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=172KA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172KA-1982-08-12

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA042), Jul 7, 1979: Cessna 172M (N172KA), Bremerton, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI73DEP21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP21), Sep 4, 1972: Cessna 172 (N172KA), Lake Geneva, WI, substantial damage

## 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 19790707021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707021539A), Jul 7, 1979: Cessna 172M (N172KA), Bremerton, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot made low passes over friends residence. Hit trees. Crashed & burned . Factors: dark night, alcohol.

## Other aircraft with N172KA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172KA): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0854

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