# N173DA: 1965 Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 2008-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253664
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 1965
- Certificate issued: May 10, 2005
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A1249E
- Owner when cancelled: [Skykid Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYKID%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Allegan, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Allegan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5319° N, 85.8704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49010, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=173DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173DA-2008-07-03

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 172G: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX4410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4410), Jun 13, 1996: U-BOLT. BROKEN. DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT MLG U-BOLT BROKEN. UPON INSPECTION OF BOLT, SUBMITTER STATED IT APPEARS A CRACK HAD BEEN EVIDENT AND HAD FINALLY FAILED 
- [SDR 96ZZZX4409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4409), Jun 13, 1996: SUPPORT. CRACKED. WHILE CHANGING A BROKEN U-BOLT, NOTICED POSSIBLE CRACK ON MLG OUTBOARD SUPPORT AT FORWARD HOLE WHERE U-BOLT ATTACHES. CRACK CONFIRMED BY NDT. SUSPECT CAUSE WAS 

## 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 CHI08CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA049), Dec 8, 2007: Cessna 172 (N173DA), Hastings, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing. Factors were the ditch and the icy runway.

## 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 20071208828729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071208828729A), Dec 8, 2007: Cessna 172G (N173DA), Hastings, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot on initial solo landed on runway 30. On the second landing he veered off the left side of the runway and the aircraft flipped onto its back…

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