# N19831: 1972 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2015-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17260790
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1972
- Certificate issued: February 28, 1977
- Last registry action: June 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A188BE
- Owners when cancelled: [Townsend Charles S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOWNSEND%20CHARLES%20S), [Townsend Billie L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOWNSEND%20BILLIE%20L)
- Location: [Nevada City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Nevada%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3515° N, 120.8705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95959, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19831
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=19831
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19831-2015-05-18

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 Cessna 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 DEN81FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA028), Apr 18, 1981: Cessna 172 (N19831), Tropic, UT, 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 19810418018299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418018299A), Apr 18, 1981: Cessna 172L (N19831), Tropic, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into side of a mountain. Low clouds and rain in area. VFR pilot was advised VFR not recommended.

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