# N21704: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1997-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17263990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 2, 1987
- Last registry action: January 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A1D5F8
- Owner when cancelled: [T Craft Aero Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/T%20CRAFT%20AERO%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Nampa, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Nampa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5860° N, 116.6273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83651, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21704
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21704
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21704-1997-03-18

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 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 LAX94LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA349), Sep 3, 1994: Cessna 172M (N21704), Jackpot, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation during a moonless night departure over an area without ground reference lights. A factor in the accident was the pilot's…

## 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 19940903025099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903025099A), Sep 3, 1994: Cessna 172 (N21704), Jackpot, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR pilot departed at dark with no ground reference lights. Crashed two miles from airport. Spatial disorientation.

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