# N20043: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1999-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17260956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 17, 1993
- Last registry action: February 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A19503
- Owner when cancelled: [Pontiac Flight Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PONTIAC%20FLIGHT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Waterford, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Waterford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6383° N, 83.4107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48327, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20043
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20043-1999-04-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 CHI98LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA225), Jun 29, 1998: Cessna 172 (N20043), Flushing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: was a delayed go-around maneuver by the pilot. Factors associated with this accident were the pilot misjudging his final approach altitude and glide path, having inadequate altitude to clear the…
- [NTSB CHI93LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA105), Mar 6, 1993: Cessna 172M (N20043), Romeo, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19980629029219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980629029219A), Jun 29, 1998: Cessna 172M (N20043), Flushing, MI, Substantial damage. (.4)A witness reported seeing the airplane approach the runway threshold at a high rate of speed and altitude at an approximate 45-degree descent angle.…
- [Accident 19930306009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930306009279A), Mar 6, 1993: Cessna 172M (N20043), Romeo, MI, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Drifted off side of runway and nosed up in a snowbank.

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