# N20059: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1992-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17260971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1990
- Last registry action: June 28, 1990
- Mode S code: A1952C
- Owner when cancelled: [Koehn Loren M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOEHN%20LOREN%20M)
- Location: [Galva, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Galva)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3806° N, 97.5258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67443, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20059
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20059-1992-08-21

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 (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 FTW92FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA098), Mar 26, 1992: Cessna 172M (N20059), Oklahoma City, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL DURING ABORTED LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE TAILWIND, THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS LONG LANDING.

## 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 19920326007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920326007519A), Mar 26, 1992: Cessna 172M (N20059), Oklahoma City, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Attempt downwind landing. Unable began nose high go around. Stalled. Hit trees and burned. New pilot on first trip.

## Other aircraft with N20059

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20059): Textron 208, S/N 20800727, built 2026
- [Cancelled 2018-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20059-2018-06-08): Schweizer 269C-1, S/N 0053, built 1997. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fly North Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLY%20NORTH%20INC), [Carthage, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Carthage)

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