# N2872X: 1967 Cessna 177, registration cancelled 2012-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17700272
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 11, 1967
- Certificate issued: June 25, 2009
- Last registry action: June 25, 2009
- Mode S code: A2EAB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Flemming Ray James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLEMMING%20RAY%20JAMES)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0071° N, 95.4884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77068, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2872X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2872X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2872X-2012-09-24

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 177: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177.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 CEN09CA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA327), May 30, 2009: Cessna 177 (N2872X), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning.

## 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 20090530009149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090530009149A), May 30, 2009: Cessna 177A (N2872X), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 30, 2009, at approximately 1428 local CDT a Cessna 177 was substantially damaged when the pilot made a forced landing on a city street due to fuel…
- [Incident 19860205018849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860205018849I), Feb 5, 1986: Cessna 177 (N2872X), Mobile, AL. Flight was conducted within the control zone in weather conditions below VFR minimums.

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