# N20209: 1972 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-06-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 17261097
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1972
- Last registry action: August 4, 1992
- Mode S code: A19BEB
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8362° N, 76.1459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23462, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20209
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20209-2013-06-11

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 BFO92LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA053), May 1, 1992: Cessna 172M (N20209), Amelia, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE THAT RESULTED IN AN LANDING OVERRUN AND COLLISION WITH AN EMBANKMENT. CONTRIBUTING WAS FAILURE TO INITIATE A GO AROUND AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

## 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 19920501013049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920501013049A), May 1, 1992: Cessna 172M (N20209), Amelia, VA, Destroyed. Biennial flight review. Elected land short field. Looked too fast. Began go around hit embankment on climbout.

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