# N20441: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1977-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 1977
- 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: 17261290
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A1A3DD
- Owner when cancelled: [Tennessee Valley Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TENNESSEE%20VALLEY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [China Lake, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/China%20Lake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20441
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20441
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20441-1977-11-18

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 (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 LAX77FUQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ22), Mar 25, 1977: Cessna 172M (N20441), Inyokern, CA, substantial damage, 1 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 19770325005789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770325005789A), Mar 25, 1977: Cessna 172M (N20441), Inyokern, CA, Substantial damage. Go arnd due grnd fog. Pax told plt he could see sagebrush just bfor impact. 1st nite flt in 10 mos

## Other aircraft with N20441

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20441): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-2091, built 2006

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