# N20952: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2000-06-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 1, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17263880
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1978
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A1B694
- Owner when cancelled: [Thomas Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Fayetteville, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Fayetteville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0362° N, 81.1123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25840, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20952
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20952
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20952-2000-06-01

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 NYC99LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA152), Jun 20, 1999: Cessna 172M (N20952), Fayetteville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.

## 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 19990620007249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990620007249A), Jun 20, 1999: Cessna 172M (N20952), Fayetteville, WV, Substantial damage. Acft flipped over on landing on rwy 3 and was destroyed, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) while landing on runway 21 at the Fayette county airport (I89),…

## Other aircraft with N20952

- [Cancelled 2018-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20952-2018-01-02): Franzen Dennis P RALLY 3B, S/N 25608, built 1982. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Franzen Dennis P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANZEN%20DENNIS%20P), [Smithfield, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Smithfield)
- [Cancelled 2005-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20952-2005-05-10): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281298, built 2004. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Independence, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Independence)
- [Cancelled 1940-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20952-1940-12-03): Waco SRE, S/N 5085. Owner: [Virginia Polytechnic Institute](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIRGINIA%20POLYTECHNIC%20INSTITUTE)

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