# N2503U: Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 1995-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250103
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 10, 1969
- Last registry action: February 26, 1993
- Mode S code: A25A52
- Owner when cancelled: [Purdy George R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PURDY%20GEORGE%20R)
- Location: [Canandaigua, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Canandaigua)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8564° N, 77.3035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14424, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2503U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2503U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2503U-1995-08-12

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 (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 NYC81FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA049), May 17, 1981: Cessna 172 (N2503U), Canandaigua, NY, 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 19810517026069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517026069A), May 17, 1981: Cessna 172D (N2503U), Canandaiqua, NY, Substantial damage. Tried to depart fresh-mowed, wet, grass strip. Struck a fence off end of runway. Thick grass slowed acceleration.

## Other aircraft with N2503U

- [Cancelled 2013-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2503U-2013-05-15): Wsk-Pzl Mielec MIG 17 (LIM 5), S/N 1C1603. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Clearwater Air & Auto Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEARWATER%20AIR%20%26%20AUTO%20MUSEUM), [Batavia, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Batavia)

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