# N20430: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1996-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17261282
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1989
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A1A3B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Haps Aerial Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAPS%20AERIAL%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Sellersburg, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Sellersburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3995° N, 85.7743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47172, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20430
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20430
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20430-1996-09-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 BFO91LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA058), Jun 25, 1991: Cessna 172M (N20430), Beckley, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED.
- [NTSB IAD77FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA063), Aug 29, 1977: Cessna 172M (N20430), Manchester, KY, no damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910625023879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910625023879A), Jun 25, 1991: Cessna 172M (N20430), Beckley, WV, Destroyed. Mushed into trees on climbout. No defects found. Possible premature liftoff behind power curve.
- [Accident 19770829032459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770829032459A), Aug 29, 1977: Cessna 172M (N20430), Manchester, KY

## Other aircraft with N20430

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20430): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1236, built 1989

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