# N251JM: 1970 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2014-02-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 24, 2014
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- 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: 17259188
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1970
- Certificate issued: April 23, 2007
- Last registry action: April 16, 2011
- Mode S code: A25C09
- Owners when cancelled: [Novinger George W Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOVINGER%20GEORGE%20W%20TRUSTEE), [Novinger Anne M Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOVINGER%20ANNE%20M%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Tehachapi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tehachapi)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0995° N, 118.5182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93561, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251JM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=251JM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251JM-2014-02-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k.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 WPR14FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA078), Dec 27, 2013: Cessna 172K (N251JM), Fresno, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees while on approach, which subsequently led to a loss of airplane control. Also causal was the pilot’s continued operation of the airplane…

## 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 20131226025149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131226025149A), Dec 26, 2013: Cessna 172K (N251JM), Fresno, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On December 26, 2013, timothy l. farmer (72 years old) departed the tehachapi mountain valley airport (L94) with one passenger (8 years old), in a Cessna 172K…

## Other aircraft with N251JM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251JM): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 62, S/N 62.220, built 2022

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