# N17SK: 1980 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2017-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 2017
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 17273809
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 17, 2015
- Last registry action: February 17, 2015
- Mode S code: A1186E
- Owner when cancelled: [O Neill William Patrick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/O%20NEILL%20WILLIAM%20PATRICK)
- Location: [Terre Haute, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Terre%20Haute)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3514° N, 87.4103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47802, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17SK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17SK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17SK-2017-11-16

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CEN16FA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA333), Aug 25, 2016: Cessna 172N (N17SK), Terre Haute, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a normal approach path to the runway, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree and a house during final approach. Contributing to the accident was the…

## 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 20160825015309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160825015309A), Aug 25, 2016: Cessna 172N (N17SK), Terre Haute, IN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On August 25, 2016 about 1905 eastern standard time, (EST) (2305Z) a Cessna 172N, N17SK was on approach to runway 26 at Sky King Airport, (3I3) near Terre…

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