# N20548: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1977-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 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: 17261383
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1976
- Mode S code: A1A79B
- Owner when cancelled: [Shimada Merlin I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHIMADA%20MERLIN%20I)
- Location: [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20548
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20548
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20548-1977-11-16

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 OAK77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA032), May 19, 1977: Cessna 172M (N20548), Lahaina Maui, HI, destroyed, 4 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 19770519023719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519023719A), May 19, 1977: Cessna 172M (N20548), Lahaina,Maui, HI, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Observed in low altitude acrobatics off-shore. Acft not certificated for acrobatic maneuvers.

## Other aircraft with N20548

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20548): Visker Jeremy PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, S/N JV001

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