# N20945: 1974 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1976-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 1976
- 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: 17263878
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1975
- Mode S code: A1B674
- Owner when cancelled: [Espejo Oscar](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESPEJO%20OSCAR)
- Location: [Marco Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Marco%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20945
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20945
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20945-1976-03-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MIA76AM037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM037), Oct 28, 1975: Cessna 172M (N20945), Marco Island, FL, destroyed, 2 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 19751028042009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751028042009A), Oct 28, 1975: Cessna 172M (N20945), Marco Island, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Photographing sailboat. Flaps down,slow flt cond.

## Other aircraft with N20945

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20945): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281295, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1944-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20945-1944-09-22): Culver DART GK, S/N 49, built 1939. Exported to Cuba. Owner: [Johnson Otto Z](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20OTTO%20Z), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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