# N272RP: 2000 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2016-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2016
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8405
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2000
- Last registry action: May 13, 2014
- Mode S code: A2AF6F
- Owner when cancelled: [Clear Day Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEAR%20DAY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Burlington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Burlington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0192° N, 79.5137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27215, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272RP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=272RP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272RP-2016-10-31

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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR ZB0R201000005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZB0R201000005), Jun 23, 2010: STARTER. BINDS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE PILOT REPORTED THE STARTER WOULD NOT ROTATE THE ENGINE. PLANE TAKEN TO MAINTENANCE WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE STARTER
- [SDR ZB0R20090001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZB0R20090001), Jun 8, 2009: STARTER. FAILED. PILOT ATTEMPTED ENGINE START. STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE. BYSTANDER REPORTED TO PILOT HE SAW SPARKS FROM UNDER THE COWL. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF ELECTRICAL P
- [SDR ZB0R20080001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZB0R20080001), Jan 11, 2008: SENSOR. INTERMITTENT. RT FUEL QUANTITY INTERMITTENT AT HIGH FUEL LEVELS.
- [SDR 2002FA0000345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000345), Apr 2, 2001: FUEL TANK. CRACKED. DURING GROUND RUN, DETECTED FUEL SMELL IN COCKPIT. REMOVED FORWARD FLOOR PANS AND OBSERVED FUEL PUDDLE AND STAIN. INSPECTION REVEALED STAINING ON RESERVOIR TANK

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