# N2897Q: Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 1973-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17259897
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1972
- Mode S code: A2F2C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Flippin Howard F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIPPIN%20HOWARD%20F)
- Location: [Searcy, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Searcy)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2897Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2897Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2897Q-1973-06-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MKC73AK032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK032), Sep 1, 1972: Cessna 172L (N2897Q), Thayer, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2897Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2897Q): Piper PA-28-236, S/N 28-7911232

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