# N2650U: 1963 Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 2013-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250250
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: September 20, 2000
- Mode S code: A293FB
- Location: [Mountain Home, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Mountain%20Home)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4007° N, 115.5229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83647, within about 22 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2650U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2650U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2650U-2013-07-01

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 172D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2004FA0000293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000293), Mar 5, 2004: RETAINER. WORN. FOUND PN 24077, UPPER VALVE SPRING RETAINER WORN OUT ALLOWING VALVE SPRING TO BYPASS IT. CAUSED LOSS OF STATIC RPM AND SOME ROUGHNESS OCCASIONALLY.
- [SDR 2004FA0000292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000292), Mar 5, 2004: RETAINER. FAILED. FOUND UPPER VALVE RETAINER ABOUT 09 PERCENT WORN THROUGH BY OUTER SPRING (PN 625958) BUT HAD NOT FAILED YET. PN 24077 UPPER VALVE SPRING RETAINER.

## 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 SEA04FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA191), Sep 19, 2004: Cessna 172D (N2650U), Mountain Home, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from high terrain while maneuvering. High terrain was a factor.
- [NTSB SEA99LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA059), Apr 10, 1999: Cessna 172D (N2650U), Glenns Ferry, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see-and-avoid wires crossing the river. Factors included: transmission wires; inattention of both pilots to the aircraft's flight path; and the pilots' low-altitude…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20040919024129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040919024129A), Sep 19, 2004: Cessna 172D (N2650U), Mountain Home, ID, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On September 19, 2004, about 1730, Mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172D, N2650U, piloted by david howard chitwood, collided with mountainous terrain…
- [Accident 19990410004199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990410004199A), Apr 10, 1999: Cessna 172D (N2650U), Mountain Home, ID, Substantial damage. Clipped power lines enroute glenns ferry, ID to Mountain Home, ID on 4/10/99 at approx 1000MDT. Acft landed safely at Mountain Home, ID. (-23) during flight…
- [Incident 19950316005929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950316005929I), Mar 16, 1995: Cessna 172D (N2650U), Burley, ID, Minor damage. Narrative: the private pilot PIC departed Burley, Idaho to practice some landings with another private pilot. The PIC wanted to make some landings from the…

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