# N219ME: 2000 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2017-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8478
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 2000
- Certificate issued: August 5, 2000
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A1DC09
- Owner when cancelled: [Blass Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLASS%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Alpharetta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Alpharetta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0257° N, 84.2473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30022, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N219ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=219ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N219ME-2017-07-06

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 ATL03FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA064), Mar 21, 2003: Cessna 172S (N219ME), Monroe, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedence of the design limits of the airplane, which resulted in the overload failure of the horizontal stabilizers, followed by the overload separation of the right wing and subsequent…

## 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 20030321004669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030321004669A), Mar 21, 2003: Cessna 172S (N219ME), Monroe, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Cessna 172S departed dekalb-peachtree airport at 1033 EST on an instructional flight. The weather conditions were VFR clear. The aircraft struck the…

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