# N224SP: 1999 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2009-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2009
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0-360-B1E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (registry code 41559)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8220
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 1999
- Certificate issued: December 31, 2002
- Last registry action: May 11, 2009
- Mode S code: A1F17B
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviation Unlimited LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20UNLIMITED%20LLC)
- Location: [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8483° N, 120.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93455, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224SP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=224SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224SP-2009-12-04

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## 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 20060207002019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060207002019I), Feb 7, 2006: Cessna 172S (N224SP), Lompoc, CA. (-23) Aircraft N224SP departed santa maria at 0830 on 02/07/06. At 7000 feet, while in cruise, the faint smell of electrical odor and what appeared to be smoke…
- [Incident 20030911025129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030911025129I), Sep 11, 2003: Cessna 172S (N224SP), Santa Maria, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot lost directional control during touch and go.

## Other aircraft with N224SP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224SP): Bell UH-1H, S/N 73-21721

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