# N2872L: Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 1993-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256072
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1992
- Last registry action: May 11, 1992
- Mode S code: A2EAA5
- Owners when cancelled: [Galigarcia Marcos A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALIGARCIA%20MARCOS%20A), [Galigarcia Gladys P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALIGARCIA%20GLADYS%20P)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7532° N, 80.2345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33145, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2872L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2872L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2872L-1993-07-30

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.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 CHI72DEI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEI24), Dec 9, 1971: Cessna 172H (N2872L), Painesville, OH, substantial damage

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