# N30255: Cessna 177, registration cancelled 1998-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 1998
- 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: 17701153
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 7, 1994
- Last registry action: November 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A329E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Charles D Coffman L L C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20D%20COFFMAN%20L%20L%20C)
- Location: [Harvey, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Harvey)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7676° N, 99.8767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58341, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30255
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30255
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30255-1998-10-31

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 CHI98LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA126), Dec 29, 1997: Cessna 177 (N30255), Ft. Leonardwood, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance and his inadequate inflight decision which resulted in VFR flight in to instrument meteorological conditions. The pilot's overconfidence in…
- [NTSB CHI97LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA036), Dec 3, 1996: Cessna 177 (N30255), Regan, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather. Factors were clouds, the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making, his poor evaluation of the weather, and the encounter with…

## 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 19971228044519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971228044519A), Dec 28, 1997: Cessna 177B (N30255), Ft Leonard Wood, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Departed VFR into IMC in heavy snow showers. Lost control. Crashed. Found 4 months later. (.4)the non-instrument rated pilot obtained outlook and abbreviated…
- [Accident 19961203046439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961203046439A), Dec 3, 1996: Cessna 177 (N30255), Regan, ND, No damage. (-23) Pilot was enroute from harvey, ND to bismarck, ND at approximately 4,000'. He was above cloud layer and descended through hole in cloud layer. Visibility…

## Other aircraft with N30255

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30255): Blomquist Ronald SE5, S/N 7549

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