# N217AF: Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 1995-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 177RG0717
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1975
- Last registry action: May 19, 1992
- Mode S code: A1D389
- Owner when cancelled: [Armed Forces Aero Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMED%20FORCES%20AERO%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8096° N, 117.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=217AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217AF-1995-02-17

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 177RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg.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 LAX94FA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA318), Aug 12, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N217AF), So. Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off from a high density altitude airport at an over allowable gross weight condition. Factors in the accident were the high density altitude, down drafts, and the pilot's…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19940811021149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940811021149A), Aug 11, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N217AF), South Lake Taho, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Failed accelerate or climb after liftoff. Descended into trees. Over gross weight and high density altitude factors (.4) while departing a high density…
- [Incident 19920917044689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920917044689I), Sep 17, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N217AF), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Pilot had green lights. Used gumps list.

## Other aircraft with N217AF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217AF): Cessna 177RG, S/N 177RG1011

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