# N29516: 1968 Cessna 177, registration cancelled 2019-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17700938
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1968
- Certificate issued: October 25, 2011
- Last registry action: May 12, 2017
- Mode S code: A30AA7
- Owners when cancelled: [Donnely Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONNELY%20ROBERT%20J), [Derda Adam J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DERDA%20ADAM%20J)
- Location: [Edwardsburg, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Edwardsburg)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7960° N, 86.0305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49112, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29516
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29516
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29516-2019-12-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CEN19LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA223), Jul 14, 2019: Cessna 177 (N29516), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent engine start of the airplane and subsequent takeoff without the pilot on-board for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

## 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 20190714011629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190714011629A), Jul 14, 2019: Cessna 177 (N29516), Elkhart, IN, Substantial damage. On or about July 14, 2019 at approximately 11:00 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177 aircraft, N29516, registered to [privacy data omitted], received…
- [Incident 19911127058099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911127058099I), Nov 27, 1991: Cessna 177 (N29516), Paducah, KY, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Struck VASI system and stopped in grass. Pilot stated he had a crosswind.

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