# N30550: 1968 Cessna 177A, registration cancelled 2017-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 17701321
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1968
- Last registry action: November 21, 2016
- Mode S code: A33505
- Location: [Eagle Rock, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Eagle%20Rock)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5440° N, 93.7710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65641, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30550
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30550
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30550-2017-01-23

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 GAA16CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA406), Jul 31, 2016: Cessna 177 (N30550), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's hard landing during an aborted takeoff, following an encounter with a downdraft during takeoff initial climb from a remote mountain airstrip, resulting in an uncontrolled descent,…

## 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 20160731008659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160731008659A), Jul 31, 2016: Cessna 177A (N30550), Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. On July 31, 2016, at 0645 MDT, a Cessna 177, N30550, registered to potato in the front LLC, flipped over after an aborted takeoff at Schafer Meadows airstrip…

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