# N172LS: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1994-02-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 10, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17270248
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1987
- Last registry action: January 19, 1994
- Mode S code: A121A6
- Owners when cancelled: [United States Navy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20NAVY), [Whidbey Island Navy Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHIDBEY%20ISLAND%20NAVY%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Oak Harbor, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Oak%20Harbor)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 48.3220° N, 122.6270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98277, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172LS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=172LS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172LS-1994-02-10

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 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 SEA93FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA214), Oct 1, 1993: Cessna 172N (N172LS), Ellensburg, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING SPEED (VS), AND HIS INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN.

## 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 19930930037079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930930037079A), Sep 30, 1993: Cessna 172N (N172LS), Ellensberg, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck rising terrain near a ridge while flying low to scout for elk.

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