# N2949X: 1967 Cessna 177, registration cancelled 2013-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2013
- 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: 17700349
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 1967
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2001
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A307FF
- Owner when cancelled: [Kuechenmeister Fred R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUECHENMEISTER%20FRED%20R)
- Location: [St Joseph, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/St%20Joseph)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0543° N, 86.4631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49085, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2949X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2949X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2949X-2013-07-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI01LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA289), Aug 14, 2001: Cessna 177 (N2949X), South Haven, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the landing. Factors to the accident were the pilot not performing a go-around and the ditch.

## 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 20010814021419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010814021419A), Aug 14, 2001: Cessna 177 (N2949X), South Haven, MI, No damage. (-23) Pilot landed hard on rwy 04 at South Haven, MI. After third bounce aircraft exited runway on right side and went through drain ditch. Both main gear were…

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