# N2851Q: 1968 Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 2014-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- 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: 17259851
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1971
- Certificate issued: January 19, 1979
- Last registry action: May 5, 1997
- Mode S code: A2E318
- Owner when cancelled: [Metrolina Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METROLINA%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Davidson, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Davidson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4863° N, 80.7962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28036, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2851Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2851Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2851Q-2014-09-25

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 172L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l.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 ATL86LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA108), Apr 8, 1986: Cessna 172L (N2851Q), Charlotte, NC, destroyed

## 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 19860408014789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860408014789A), Apr 8, 1986: Cessna STC172 (N2851Q), Charlotte, NC, Destroyed. Aborted takeoff on initial climb due to turbulence and wires. Ran off end of the runway. Nosed over. Over gross wt.

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