# N30505: 1968 Cessna 177A, registration cancelled 1971-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17701293
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 19, 1968
- Mode S code: A3345B
- Owner when cancelled: [Mercury Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERCURY%20AVIATION%20CORP)
- Location: [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30505
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30505
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30505-1971-03-29

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI70AC078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70AC078), May 9, 1970: Cessna 177A (N30505), Lexington, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N30505

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30505): Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau ASTIR CS, S/N 1279, built 1976
- [Cancelled 1999-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30505-1999-05-20): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7840199. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [L A B Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%20A%20B%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Haines, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Haines)

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