# N172VF: 1944 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, registration cancelled 2013-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (registry code 2801002)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004)
- Serial number: NM-172
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1984
- Certificate issued: November 2, 1984
- Last registry action: January 22, 1988
- Mode S code: A1227C
- Owner when cancelled: [Fida Lois A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIDA%20LOIS%20A)
- Location: [Wheeling, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Wheeling)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0692° N, 80.6506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 26003, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172VF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=172VF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172VF-2013-09-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a.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 BFO85FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA004), Oct 29, 1984: de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth (N172VF), Keyser'S Ridge, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19841029063229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841029063229A), Oct 29, 1984: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N172VF), Keysers Ridge, MD, Destroyed. VFR pilot following highway in IFR conditions lost control after going into fog bank. Impacted ground and burned.

## Other aircraft with N172VF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172VF): Cessna 172M, S/N 17265334, built 1975

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