# N181SP: 1976 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2017-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17268171
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 11, 1976
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1999
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A14601
- Owners when cancelled: [Sb Aviation Group Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SB%20AVIATION%20GROUP%20INC%20DBA), [Sevenbar Four Corners](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEVENBAR%20FOUR%20CORNERS)
- Location: [Farmington, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Farmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7382° N, 108.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87401, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181SP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=181SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181SP-2017-05-15

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX3763](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3763), Jul 5, 1996: CRANKCASE. CRACKED. RIGHT CRANKCASE CRACKED BELOW NR 1 CYLINDER BASE. CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG. CASE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE.

## 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 DEN01LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA129), Jul 27, 2001: Cessna 172N (N181SP), Farmington, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the powerline while descending for an emergency landing. A contributing factor was the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

## 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 20010726020539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726020539A), Jul 26, 2001: Cessna 172N (N181SP), Farmington, NM, Destroyed. (-23) On July 26, 2001, at approximately 1815 MDT, N181SP, a Cessna 172 departed Farmington municipal airport on local flight. This was the second flihgt of…

## Other aircraft with N181SP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181SP): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 9121, built 2023

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