# N2588Y: Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 1965-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17249888
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1964
- Mode S code: A278BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Col Homer Hayes Helton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COL%20HOMER%20HAYES%20HELTON)
- Location: [Mather A/F Base, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mather%20A%2FF%20Base)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2588Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2588Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2588Y-1965-01-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 UNK65X0537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0537), Nov 2, 1964: Cessna 172 (N2588Y), Tracy, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2588Y

- [Cancelled 2018-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2588Y-2018-02-09): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8516084, built 1985. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Blue Skies Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20SKIES%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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