# N333MD: 1972 Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 2012-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17260580
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 1972
- Last registry action: November 11, 1982
- Mode S code: A3A20B
- Location: [Manville, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Manville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5418° N, 74.5886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08835, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333MD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=333MD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333MD-2012-09-11

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 172L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l.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 NYC81FHJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ18), Sep 23, 1981: Cessna 172 (N333MD), Brookhaven, NY, substantial damage

## 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 19810923061599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810923061599A), Sep 23, 1981: Cessna 172L (N333MD), Brookhaven, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing from leveling off too high and stalling aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N333MD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333MD): Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L, S/N 070, built 1998

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