# N2894U: 1963 Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 2012-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17250494
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 1963
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1974
- Last registry action: February 10, 1990
- Mode S code: A2F261
- Owner when cancelled: [Holdeman Harold W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLDEMAN%20HAROLD%20W)
- Location: [Mineral Wells, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mineral%20Wells)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8024° N, 98.1425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76067, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2894U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2894U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2894U-2012-10-19

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 (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 FTW82FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA030), Dec 10, 1981: Cessna 172 (N2894U), Venus, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19811210080139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210080139A), Dec 10, 1981: Cessna 172D (N2894U), Venus, TX, Destroyed. Flew into ground left of runway threshold. Nose wheel broke, aircraft tumbled, live wasps in cabin possible factor.

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