# N30491: 1968 Cessna 177A, registration cancelled 2017-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 2017
- 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: 17701286
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1969
- Certificate issued: August 8, 2001
- Last registry action: June 1, 2006
- Mode S code: A331DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Hunter Karen B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNTER%20KAREN%20B)
- Location: [Boonton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Boonton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9304° N, 74.4111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07005, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30491
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30491
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30491-2017-06-23

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 NYC05FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA140), Sep 3, 2005: Cessna 177A (N30491), S. Hackensack, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's impairment from prescription medication.

## 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 20050902024129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050902024129A), Sep 2, 2005: Cessna 177A (N30491), Teterboro, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On September 2, 2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed block island at approximately 2000 local time on a flight back to essex county airport…

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