# N20076: 1972 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1980-11-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 10, 1980
- 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: 17260988
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 18, 1977
- Mode S code: A1956F
- Owner when cancelled: [Hiegel Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIEGEL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Little%20Rock)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20076
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20076-1980-11-10

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 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 FTW79FPG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG53), Jun 13, 1979: Cessna 172 (N20076), Redfield, AR, substantial damage

## 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 19790613013469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790613013469A), Jun 13, 1979: Cessna 172 (N20076), Redfield, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot was making low passes over a crowd of children to distribute candy. Hit trees near edge of crowd.

## Other aircraft with N20076

- [Cancelled 2026-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20076-2026-07-16): Textron 208B, S/N 208B5946, built 2026. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Textron Financial Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20FINANCIAL%20CORPORATION), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 2017-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20076-2017-05-31): National Ballooning 752-12, S/N 01214. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Midwest Balloon Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20BALLOON%20SERVICES), [Winterset, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Winterset)

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