# N21869: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1984-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17264037
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 14, 1976
- Last registry action: August 11, 1984
- Mode S code: A1DA86
- Owners when cancelled: [Sawyer Aldrich W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAWYER%20ALDRICH%20W), [Tedford Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEDFORD%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Decker Donovan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20DONOVAN), [Decker Anne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20ANNE), [Al Don Dusting Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AL%20DON%20DUSTING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Haverhill, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Haverhill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7963° N, 71.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01830, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21869
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21869
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21869-1984-08-11

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 NYC82FNC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNC06), Apr 2, 1982: Cessna 172 (N21869), Hampstead, NH, destroyed, 1 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 19820402007759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820402007759A), Apr 2, 1982: Cessna 172M (N21869), Hampstead, NH, Destroyed. Stalled flying low over friends home. Struck trees and ground. Was ejected from aircraft. Seat belt unfastened.

## Other aircraft with N21869

- [Cancelled 2019-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21869-2019-05-04): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 9B-15, S/N F9B-2010, built 2005. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Greenbank, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Greenbank)
- [Cancelled 1948-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21869-1948-05-25): Piper J3C-50, S/N 2649. Owner: [Nagel John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAGEL%20JOHN%20H), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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