# N30265: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1991-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17264129
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 7, 1975
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A32A08
- Owner when cancelled: [Caraway Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARAWAY%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Wagener, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Wagener)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5082° N, 81.2954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29146, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30265
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30265-1991-04-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 ATL86LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA169), Jun 14, 1986: Cessna 172 (N30265), Pelion, SC, destroyed

## 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 19860614024229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860614024229A), Jun 14, 1986: Cessna 172M (N30265), Pelion, SC, Destroyed. The engine backfired during start causing a fire which destroyed aircraft. Pilot did not continue cranking engine.

## Other aircraft with N30265

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30265): Cessna 162, S/N 16200093
- [Cancelled 2006-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30265-2006-11-01): Slingsby T67M260-T3A, S/N 2131, built 1994. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [United States Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE), [Randolph Afb, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Randolph%20Afb)

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