# N21850: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1976-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 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: 172-64035
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1975
- Mode S code: A1DA5A
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21850
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21850
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21850-1976-05-17

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 IAD76FKM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM16), Nov 4, 1975: Cessna 172 (N21850), Wadesboro, NC, destroyed

## 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 19751104035619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751104035619A), Nov 4, 1975: Cessna 172M (N21850), Wadesboro, NC, Substantial damage. Patchy fog.

## Other aircraft with N21850

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21850): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B, S/N F8B-2070, built 2005

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