# N20938: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1992-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 1992
- 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: 17263875
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 4, 1991
- Last registry action: December 5, 1991
- Mode S code: A1B654
- Owner when cancelled: [Mill Plain Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILL%20PLAIN%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Vancouver, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Vancouver)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6306° N, 122.5148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98684, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20938
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20938
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20938-1992-04-27

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 SEA92FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA022), Nov 22, 1991: Cessna 172M (N20938), Vancouver, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT ON THE PART OF THE PILOT AS WELL AS BOTH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OTHER PILOT'S LACK OF LANDING…

## 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 19911122053382A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911122053382A), Nov 22, 1991: Cessna 172M (N20938), Vancouver, WA, Destroyed. On long final was struck by N2582J that came in on its left and making a short steep turn to final.

## Other aircraft with N20938

- [Cancelled 2019-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20938-2019-07-16): Schweizer 269C-1, S/N 0186, built 2004. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Louisiana Community And Technical College System](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOUISIANA%20COMMUNITY%20AND%20TECHNICAL%20COLLEGE%20SYSTEM), [Baton Rouge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Baton%20Rouge)

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