# N2234E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2016-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2016
- Exported to: Guatemala
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271197
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 9, 2015
- Last registry action: November 9, 2015
- Mode S code: A1EF0F
- Owner when cancelled: [Caslem Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASLEM%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2234E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2234E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2234E-2016-10-28

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 MKC79DCQ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ46), Sep 16, 1979: Cessna 172 (N2234E), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 20010507009669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010507009669I), May 7, 2001: Cessna 172N (N2234E), El Dorado, KS, Minor damage. (-23)During [privacy data omitted] first supervised solo flight and second landing, aircraft porpoised several times causing wrinkling to the firewall and…
- [Accident 19790916024089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916024089A), Sep 16, 1979: Cessna 172N (N2234E), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to roll forward, striking the tie down chain of another aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N2234E

- [Cancelled 1951-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2234E-1951-11-21): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-5808. Owner: [Mead Loren L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEAD%20LOREN%20L), [Waukesha, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waukesha)

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