# N34958: 1974 Cessna 177B, registration cancelled 2017-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17702115
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 1974
- Certificate issued: May 7, 2009
- Last registry action: April 11, 2011
- Mode S code: A3E1E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Speed Donald Rainey](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPEED%20DONALD%20RAINEY)
- Location: [Lubbock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lubbock)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5457° N, 101.8899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79413, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34958
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=34958
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34958-2017-10-19

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 FTW95LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA118), Feb 20, 1995: Cessna 177B (N34958), Terlingua, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS WERE HIS DECISION TO LAND ON THE UNLIT RUNWAY AND THE DUSK LIGHT CONDITIONS.

## 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 19950219002169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950219002169A), Feb 19, 1995: Cessna 177B (N34958), Alpine, TX, Substantial damage. Landing on visible but unlighted runway. Lost centerline. Ran off side of runway into a ravine.

## Other aircraft with N34958

- [Cancelled 1942-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34958-1942-07-02): Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G, S/N 6351. Owner: [Douglas Aircraft Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUGLAS%20AIRCRAFT%20CO%20INC), [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)

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