# N20265: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1973-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 1973
- 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: 172-61141
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1973
- Mode S code: A19CB9
- Owner when cancelled: [Musulin John James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUSULIN%20JOHN%20JAMES)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20265
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20265-1973-10-23

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 LAX74AL013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL013), Aug 12, 1973: Cessna 172M (N20265), Torrance, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal

## 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 19730812029271A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812029271A), Aug 12, 1973: Cessna 172D (N20265), Torrance, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stratus cloud layer near dep end of rwy.

## Other aircraft with N20265

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20265): Head Balloons AX8-88, S/N 459, built 2017
- [Cancelled 2006-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20265-2006-08-31): Cameron Balloons US V-77, S/N 5371, built 1989. Owner: [Fox Jeremiah](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOX%20JEREMIAH), [North Fairfield, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/North%20Fairfield)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20265-undated): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45684. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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