# N2501Y: Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 1972-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 1972
- 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: 17249801
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A25A10
- Owner when cancelled: [Charlie Brown Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLIE%20BROWN%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Buckhannon, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Buckhannon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2501Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2501Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2501Y-1972-01-25

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (2)

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 NYC72AN077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN077), Dec 11, 1971: Cessna 172 (N2501Y), Buckhannon, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X1122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1122), Apr 1, 1964: Cessna 172D (N2501Y), Tallulah, LA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2501Y

- [Cancelled 1997-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2501Y-1997-04-14): Piper PA-31T2, S/N 31T8166013. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Bi-Lo Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BI-LO%20INC), [Mauldin, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Mauldin)

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