# N20495: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1982-10-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 12, 1982
- 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: 17261338
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1979
- Mode S code: A1A490
- Owner when cancelled: [Hitchens O G Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HITCHENS%20O%20G%20ETAL)
- Location: [Steele, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Steele)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0795° N, 89.8492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63877, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20495
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20495
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20495-1982-10-12

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 MKC80FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA042), Jun 26, 1980: Cessna 172M (N20495), Cardwell, MO, destroyed, 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 19800626023609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626023609A), Jun 26, 1980: Cessna 172M (N20495), Cardwell, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot claims engine lost power right after takeoff. He attempted 180 degree turn back to runway and stalled.

## Other aircraft with N20495

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20495): Christen Industries A-1, S/N 1045, built 1988

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