# N21955: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1993-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 1993
- 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: 17264047
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 16, 1969
- Last registry action: April 20, 1993
- Mode S code: A1DE16
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Nest James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20NEST%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Rio Grande City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Rio%20Grande%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9701° N, 97.7335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76082, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21955
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21955
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21955-1993-05-14

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## Other aircraft with N21955

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21955): Textron 208B, S/N 208B5341, built 2017
- [Cancelled 2011-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21955-2011-06-18): Firefly Balloons GALAXY 11B, S/N GLX-1411B, built 2004. Assigned, pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1955-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21955-1955-11-25): Porterfield CP-50, S/N 552, built 1939. Owner: [Shook Willis A Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHOOK%20WILLIS%20A%20ETAL), [New Milford, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/New%20Milford)

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