# N30076: 1968 Cessna 177, registration cancelled 2015-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2015
- 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: 17701055
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1983
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1992
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A322BE
- Owner when cancelled: [Grand Lake Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAND%20LAKE%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Celina, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Celina)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5554° N, 84.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45822, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30076
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30076-2015-05-06

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 CHI92FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA279), Sep 17, 1992: Cessna 177 (N30076), Manlius, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A FORCED LANDING, AND HIS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND POWER LOSS.
- [NTSB CHI73DEK22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEK22), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna 177 (N30076), Findlay, OH, substantial damage

## 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 19920917037069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920917037069A), Sep 17, 1992: Cessna 177 (N30076), Manlius, IL, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Reported power loss. Crash landed. Fuel tanks empty. Fueled on inclined ramp. One tank not full other vented fuel.
- [Accident 19730430010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430010929A), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna 177 (N30076), Findlay, OH, Substantial damage. Acdntly got off taxiway got stuck in mud. Tail cone hit gnd bulged out,restricted elev. Lndd fdy ok.

## Other aircraft with N30076

- [Cancelled 1941-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30076-1941-06-15): Douglas DC2, S/N 1324. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Pan American Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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