# N2425U: 1963 Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250025
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 1963
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1989
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A23A87
- Owners when cancelled: [Mcdonald Lawrence A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDONALD%20LAWRENCE%20A), [Mcdonald Rex R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDONALD%20REX%20R)
- Location: [Trinidad, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Trinidad)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1138° N, 124.0826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95570, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2425U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2425U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2425U-2012-10-16

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 172D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d.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 LAX92AMS03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92AMS03), Mar 1, 1992: Cessna 172D (N2425U), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT BECOMING LOST AND DISORIENTED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

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