# N20118: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1998-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 1998
- 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: 17261024
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1994
- Last registry action: August 20, 1997
- Mode S code: A19856
- Owner when cancelled: [Remmel Philip F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REMMEL%20PHILIP%20F)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3380° N, 112.0069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85044, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20118
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20118-1998-10-02

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 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 LAX98FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA066), Jan 2, 1998: Cessna 172M (N20118), Chandler, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional flying at a low altitude and failure to see and avoid the power lines during dusk conditions.

## 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 19980101000019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980101000019A), Jan 1, 1998: Cessna 172 (N20118), Chandler, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.4)Ground witnesses observed the aircraft flying at a low altitude in a straight and level attitude and collide with the power lines during dusk conditions.…

## Other aircraft with N20118

- [Cancelled 2025-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20118-2025-11-17): Textron 208B, S/N 208B5901, built 2025. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 2017-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20118-2017-09-15): Textron 172S, S/N 172S11777, built 2017. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Southwind Global Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWIND%20GLOBAL%20AVIATION), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)
- [Cancelled 2011-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20118-2011-03-10): Infinity Power Parachutes INFINITY 2002, S/N 001. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation

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