# N20318: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1973-08-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 24, 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: 172-61187
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1973
- Mode S code: A19FC4
- Owner when cancelled: [Eastex Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTEX%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Longview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Longview)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20318
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20318
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20318-1973-08-24

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 FTW73AF067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF067), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna 172 (N20318), Mena, AR, destroyed, 3 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 19730430013309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430013309A), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna 172D (N20318), Mena, AR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Recovery date 6/20/73. Flew into obscured mtn slope.

## Other aircraft with N20318

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20318): Beech V35B, S/N D-10173, built 1978

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