# N2472U: Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 1984-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250072
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1982
- Last registry action: August 23, 1984
- Mode S code: A24CB1
- Owners when cancelled: [Trowhill Richard L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROWHILL%20RICHARD%20L), [Lower Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOWER%20ROBERT), [Decker Donovan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20DONOVAN), [Decker Anne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20ANNE), [Al Don Dusting Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AL%20DON%20DUSTING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Bad Axe, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Bad%20Axe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8027° N, 82.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48413, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2472U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2472U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2472U-1984-08-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI84LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA156), Apr 20, 1984: Cessna 172D (N2472U), Bad Axe, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19840420014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840420014419A), Apr 20, 1984: Cessna 172D (N2472U), Bad Axe, MI, Substantial damage. Right brake seized on the takeoff roll. Ran off the runway and nosed over. Brake pad pins were loose and pad moved.

## Other aircraft with N2472U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2472U): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10074, built 2005

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