# N259ER: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2017-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 2017
- 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: 17271298
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 18, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 26, 2000
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A27961
- Owner when cancelled: [Washington Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASHINGTON%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9354° N, 77.0618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20008, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259ER
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=259ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259ER-2017-04-04

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 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 NYC08LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA049), Dec 1, 2007: Cessna 172N (N259ER), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an attempted touch-and-go. Contributing to the accident was the instructor's delay in taking remedial action, and the presence of trees…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20071201828749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071201828749A), Dec 1, 2007: Cessna 172N (N259ER), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor with student made one traffic pattern circuit and were departing on touch and go maneuver. Instructor retracted flaps and student advanced…
- [Incident 19881014065039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881014065039I), Oct 14, 1988: Cessna 172N (N259ER), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Student overcontrolled on landing and stalled. Instructor recovered but plane landed hard on gear. Veered off runway

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