# N2453U: Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 1975-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250053
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1973
- Mode S code: A24566
- Owner when cancelled: [Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KODIAK%20WESTERN%20ALASKA%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Kodiak, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kodiak)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2453U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2453U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2453U-1975-01-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 ANC75AA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA033), Oct 6, 1974: Cessna 172 (N2453U), Kodiak, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19741006039709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741006039709A), Oct 6, 1974: Cessna 172D (N2453U), Kodiak, AK, Destroyed. Pilot flew into blind canyon in IFR cond. Recovery 10/7/74.

## Other aircraft with N2453U

- [Cancelled 2018-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2453U-2018-01-02): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8090047, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [N2453u Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N2453U%20INC), [Winter Garden, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Garden)

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