# N2526L: Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 2000-11-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 2, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17255726
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1994
- Last registry action: March 10, 1998
- Mode S code: A26221
- Owner when cancelled: [Dodson Paul Gregory](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20PAUL%20GREGORY)
- Location: [Amarillo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Amarillo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1064° N, 101.7399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79118, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2526L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2526L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2526L-2000-11-02

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.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 DEN00FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA119), Jun 26, 2000: Cessna 172H (N2526L), Angel Fire, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight decision to prematurely attempt a climb towards rising terrain before sufficient altitude had been attained that would assure adequate obstacle clearance. Factors were…
- [NTSB MKC67F0425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0425), Jan 25, 1967: Cessna 172H (N2526L), Wichita, KS, 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 20000625014539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000625014539A), Jun 25, 2000: Cessna 172H (N2526L), Angel Fire, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On June 25, 2000, a Cessna 172H, N2526L departed the Angel Fire Airport in Angel Fire, NM. At approx. 1900 MDT, shortly after takeoff, the a/c collided…

## Other aircraft with N2526L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2526L): Lancair LC41-550FG, S/N 41035, built 2004

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