# N20317: 1972 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2011-07-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 26, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- 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: 17261186
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 1972
- Last registry action: June 30, 2006
- Mode S code: A19FC3
- Owner when cancelled: [Hawk Airplanes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWK%20AIRPLANES%20INC)
- Location: [Pleasant Hill, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Pleasant%20Hill)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7643° N, 94.2606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64080, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20317
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20317
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20317-2011-07-26

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 MKC81DCQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ31), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna 172 (N20317), Manhattan, KS, 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 19810426018969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426018969A), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna 172M (N20317), Manhattan, KS, Destroyed. Made downwind turn on takeoff. Airplane stalled into pasture and nosed over. Near gross weight a factor.

## Other aircraft with N20317

- [Cancelled 2017-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20317-2017-04-10): Textron 172S, S/N 172S12014. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Textron Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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