# N20281: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1973-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 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: 17261155
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1973
- Mode S code: A19CFB
- Owner when cancelled: [Frickelton School Of Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRICKELTON%20SCHOOL%20OF%20AERO%20INC)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20281
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20281
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20281-1973-08-15

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 CHI74FEP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP01), Jul 4, 1973: Cessna 172M (N20281), Mantowish Wta, WI, destroyed

## 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 19730704022719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704022719A), Jul 4, 1973: Cessna 172D (N20281), Mantowish Wta, WI, Destroyed. Seat slid rearward. Soft fld tkof.

## Other aircraft with N20281

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20281): Lipper Robert E LACO 125/145, S/N BGL002, built 2003
- [Cancelled 2000-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20281-2000-10-11): Cameron Balloons US N-90, S/N 5373. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Tokarski Stanley W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOKARSKI%20STANLEY%20W), [Portage, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Portage)

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