# N2755U: 1963 Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 2016-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 17250355
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 20, 1963
- Certificate issued: April 5, 2010
- Last registry action: March 29, 2011
- Mode S code: A2BC29
- Owner when cancelled: [Gone Broke LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GONE%20BROKE%20LLC)
- Location: [Foley, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Foley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3812° N, 87.7297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36535, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2755U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2755U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2755U-2016-03-24

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

## 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 ERA14LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA147), Mar 8, 2014: Cessna 172D (N2755U), Fairhope, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate separation from a helicopter during the approach to landing, which resulted in an encounter with the helicopter’s trailing vortices, a loss of airplane…
- [NTSB LAX70F0176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0176), Oct 5, 1969: Cessna 172 (N2755U), Corona, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20140308002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140308002589A), Mar 8, 2014: Cessna 172D (N2755U), Fairhope, AL, Destroyed. N2755U entered the traffic pattern on a left downwind to runway 19 at kcqf. The winds were out of the south at approximately 5 -7 knots. A CH-53 helicopter was…

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