# N30389: 1968 Cessna 177A, registration cancelled 2012-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17701228
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1968
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1977
- Last registry action: May 23, 1987
- Mode S code: A32E09
- Owners when cancelled: [Somers Larry F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOMERS%20LARRY%20F), [Somers Carol L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOMERS%20CAROL%20L)
- Location: [Swampscott, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Swampscott)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4741° N, 70.9066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01907, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30389
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30389
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30389-2012-09-25

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 177A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a.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 CHI69F0616](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0616), Apr 27, 1969: Cessna 177A (N30389), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage

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