# N251CH: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2019-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271075
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2013
- Last registry action: April 20, 2016
- Mode S code: A25B6F
- Owner when cancelled: [Caribbean Paradise LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARIBBEAN%20PARADISE%20LLC)
- Location: [Port Saint Lucie, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Saint%20Lucie)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 27.2497° N, 80.3832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34953, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251CH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=251CH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251CH-2019-11-01

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 CEN18FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA024), Nov 4, 2017: Cessna 172N (N251CH), Hatch, NM, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin.

## 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 20171104018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171104018219A), Nov 4, 2017: Cessna 172N (N251CH), Hatch, NM, Destroyed, 4 fatal. On November 4, 2017 at 1700 MDT a Cessna 172, N251CH registered to caribbean paradise LLC crashed on climb out at Hatch Municipal Airport, Hatch, new Mexico…

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