# N20331: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1974-02-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 19, 1974
- 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: 17261196
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A1A003
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra Academy Of Aeronautics](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20ACADEMY%20OF%20AERONAUTICS)
- Location: [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20331
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20331
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20331-1974-02-19

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 OAK74AP033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP033), Jan 17, 1974: Cessna 172M (N20331), San Ramon, CA, destroyed, 2 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 19740117001842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740117001842A), Jan 17, 1974: Cessna 172M (N20331), San Ramon, CA, Destroyed. At impact N3898Q in srt to left,N20331 in steep turn left.

## Other aircraft with N20331

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20331): Weiss Ward L CHALLENGER II, S/N CH2-0901-2132, built 2006
- [Cancelled 1991-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20331-1991-01-09): Cessna A150M, S/N A1500719. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Seven Eagles Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEVEN%20EAGLES%20INC), [Odessa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Odessa)
- [Cancelled 1989-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20331-1989-01-12): Beech 58, S/N TH969. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1955-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20331-1955-05-13): Taylorcraft A, S/N 432, built 1937. Owner: [Thompson Fred A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20FRED%20A), [Emery Park, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Emery%20Park)

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