# N30228: Cessna 177, registration cancelled 1990-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17701134
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A3297F
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30228
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30228-1990-07-20

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 LAX90FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA016), Oct 24, 1989: Cessna 177 (N30228), So Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT AFTER ENCOUNTERING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 19891024043719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891024043719A), Oct 24, 1989: Cessna STC177 (N30228), Southlake Tahoe, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Vnr was advised. Departed. Lost control in area cloud obscured mountains.

## Other aircraft with N30228

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30228): Lindstrand Balloons 77A, S/N 5083, built 1998
- [Cancelled 1994-10-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30228-1994-10-13): Fairchild SA227-CC, S/N CC843B. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Fairchild Aircraft Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIRCHILD%20AIRCRAFT%20INCORPORATED), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- [Cancelled 1965-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30228-1965-08-09): Piper J3L-65, S/N 4708, built 1940. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Bentwood Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENTWOOD%20AERO%20CLUB), [Apo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Apo)

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