# N2971X: Cessna 177, registration cancelled 2000-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17700371
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 24, 1997
- Last registry action: April 18, 2000
- Mode S code: A3120C
- Owner when cancelled: [Wright Francis H Jr Md](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20FRANCIS%20H%20JR%20MD)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4889° N, 98.4562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78209, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2971X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2971X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2971X-2000-06-19

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 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 FTW98LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA032), Oct 25, 1997: Cessna 177 (N2971X), Boerne, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the aborted landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which…

## 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 19971025036469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971025036469A), Oct 25, 1997: Cessna 177 (N2971X), Boerne, TX, Destroyed. Bounced porpoised. Began late go around struck a parked front end loader. (-23) on October 26, 1997, we interviewed the pilot, Mr. Herbert b. young. He told us…

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