# N34168: 1971 Cessna 177B, registration cancelled 2002-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708)
- 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: 17701686
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 22, 1971
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1994
- Last registry action: September 19, 2000
- Mode S code: A3C450
- Owners when cancelled: [Voris Stanley D Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VORIS%20STANLEY%20D%20TRUSTEE), [Voris E Eldean Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VORIS%20E%20ELDEAN%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8483° N, 120.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93455, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34168
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=34168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34168-2002-02-06

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 177B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b.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 LAX01LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA163), May 2, 2001: Cessna 177B (N34168), Santa Maria, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A stall/mush inadvertently encountered by the pilot-in-command. Failure to maintain adequate airspeed for flight and inadequate remedial action contributed to the accident.

## 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 20010502007259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010502007259A), May 2, 2001: Cessna 177B (N34168), Santa Maria, CA, Substantial damage. (-23)During practice of engine-out emergency procedures, pilot raised flaps prior application of power during go-around, causing stall/impact with ground.…

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