# N205JA: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1978-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17270614
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 12, 1978
- Mode S code: A1A55F
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205JA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=205JA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205JA-1978-07-12

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 MIA78FLD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD41), May 2, 1978: Cessna 172N (N205JA), Orlando, FL, destroyed

## 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 19780502011039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502011039A), May 2, 1978: Cessna 172N (N205JA), Orlando, FL, Destroyed

## Other aircraft with N205JA

- [Cancelled 1995-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205JA-1995-04-26): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271143. Exported to Portugal. Owner: [Castex Albert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASTEX%20ALBERT), [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)

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