# N251SP: 1999 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2008-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8227
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 1999
- Certificate issued: May 14, 2001
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A25CD3
- Owner when cancelled: [Convolo LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONVOLO%20LLC)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7857° N, 73.9713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10024, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251SP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=251SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251SP-2008-10-07

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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 MIA08CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA179), Sep 1, 2008: Cessna 172SP (N251SP), South Harpswell, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusty winds.

## Other aircraft with N251SP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251SP): Hawker Beechcraft HAWKER 900XP, S/N HA-0203, built 2012
- [Cancelled 1978-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251SP-1978-09-27): Cessna A185F, S/N 185-03189, built 1976. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Powers William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POWERS%20WILLIAM%20J), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251SP-undated): Beech F33A, S/N CE1060. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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