# N172ST: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2009-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17271289
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 25, 2000
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A1223D
- Owner when cancelled: [Universal Aviators Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSAL%20AVIATORS%20ACADEMY%20INC)
- Location: [El Monte, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Monte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0786° N, 118.0435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91731, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172ST
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=172ST
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172ST-2009-09-04

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 (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 SEA08LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA191), Aug 30, 2008: Cessna 172N (N172ST), Burbank, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight and in-flight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's loss of situational awareness while conducting the normal and…
- [NTSB LAX94LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA334), Aug 22, 1994: Cessna 172 (N172ST), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. FACTORS RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND THE CROSSWIND.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20080829845779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080829845779A), Aug 29, 2008: Cessna 172N (N172ST), No damage. (-23) On August 29, 2008, at approximately 1856 PDT, N172ST, a Cessna CE-172N crashed on clybourne ave, approximately one half mile west of runway 15…
- [Incident 20060312006569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060312006569I), Mar 12, 2006: Cessna 172N (N172ST), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During a flight originating at EMT, destination poc for full stop landing and return to EMT, the pilot landed the aircraft in such a manner that it…
- [Accident 19940822022599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940822022599A), Aug 22, 1994: Cessna 172N (N172ST), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Veered off runway into a ditch.

## Other aircraft with N172ST

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172ST): Textron 172S, S/N 172S13635

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