# N34280: 1972 Cessna 177B, registration cancelled 1981-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17701745
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1973
- Mode S code: A3C845
- Owner when cancelled: [Main Line Flying Association Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAIN%20LINE%20FLYING%20ASSOCIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Norristown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Norristown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34280
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=34280
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34280-1981-02-23

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 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 NYC80FHD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHD24), Aug 16, 1980: Cessna 177B (N34280), Ambler, PA, destroyed

## 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 19800816036269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816036269A), Aug 16, 1980: Cessna 177B (N34280), Ambler, PA, Destroyed. On third crosswind go-around, drifted off runway alignment. Struck trees.

## Other aircraft with N34280

- [Cancelled 1955-04-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34280-1955-04-19): Abco SPECIAL, S/N 101. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Aerial Blight Control Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20BLIGHT%20CONTROL%20INC), [West Bend, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/West%20Bend)

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