# N29304: 1968 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: 17700801
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 1968
- Certificate issued: March 19, 2009
- Last registry action: March 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A30314
- Owner when cancelled: [Rusch Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSCH%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [New Castle, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/New%20Castle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9320° N, 85.3696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47362, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29304
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29304
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29304-2012-09-24

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 SEA08CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA180), Aug 17, 2008: Cessna 177 (N29304), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to vapor lock. Contributing to the accident was the high atmospheric temperature.

## 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 20080816843829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080816843829A), Aug 16, 2008: Cessna 177 (N29304), Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Unable to gain altitude on departure from geu force landed in a field. Could not determine reasons for inability to gain altitude. Block 31: check ride…

## Other aircraft with N29304

- [Cancelled 1948-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29304-1948-08-13): Waco UPF-7, S/N 5331. Owner: [Parker O B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKER%20O%20B), [Sandpoint, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Sandpoint)

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