# N2723U: 1963 Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 2012-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17250323
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1963
- Certificate issued: January 13, 2000
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A2B0BE
- Owner when cancelled: [Adventure Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADVENTURE%20LEASING)
- Location: [Las Cruces, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Cruces)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2231° N, 106.9876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88005, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2723U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2723U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2723U-2012-03-14

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 172D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d.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 CEN10LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA282), May 30, 2010: Cessna 172 (N2723U), Las Cruces, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of water contamination in the fuel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing the accident was an inoperative number 5…
- [NTSB UNK64X2929](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2929), Jul 19, 1964: Cessna 172D (N2723U), Washington, IN, substantial damage

## 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 20100530035459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100530035459A), May 30, 2010: Cessna 172D (N2723U), Las Cruces, NM, Destroyed. At 1500 MDT on may 30, 2010, N2723U, a Cessna 172, crashed on airport property at the Las Cruces, NM airport. The aircraft had departed on a local sight seeing…
- [Incident 19791110055009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791110055009I), Nov 10, 1979: Cessna 172N (N2723U), Orchard Park, NY, Minor damage. While landing in gusty winds, pilot veered left off runway, hit tetrahedron, continued back on runway.

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