# N2972X: 1967 Cessna 177, registration cancelled 2017-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2017
- 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: 17700372
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1967
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1972
- Last registry action: January 28, 1994
- Mode S code: A3122F
- Owner when cancelled: [Wetzel Jay E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WETZEL%20JAY%20E)
- Location: [Tawas City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Tawas%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2460° N, 83.6134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48763, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2972X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2972X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2972X-2017-07-03

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 (2)

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 DEN89FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA093), Mar 25, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N2972X), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLAPS DURING TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, A STALL, AND LOSS OF CONTROL.
- [NTSB CHI69D0314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0314), Oct 12, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2972X), So.Branch, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19890325004479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325004479A), Mar 25, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N2972X), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled on climbout and crashed. Had habit of bumping flaps down to first notch. This time to full down then dumped

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