# N35255: Cessna 172R, registration cancelled 2011-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Assigned, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17281001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: April 12, 2006
- Mode S code: A3EF60
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35255
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=35255
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35255-2011-02-17

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 172R: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r.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 ATL03FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA070), Mar 28, 2003: Cessna 172R (N35255), Cherokee, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.

## 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 20030327023319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030327023319A), Mar 27, 2003: Cessna 172R (N35255), Cherokee, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed columbia metropolitan airport (cae), columbia, SC, at 1909 EST with pilot, Mr. Woodson and a passenger. Aircraft landed at pickens…

## Other aircraft with N35255

- [Cancelled 1983-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35255-1983-07-15): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 31-7952131, built 1979. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Dolphin Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOLPHIN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)
- [Cancelled 1971-12-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35255-1971-12-28): Piper J3L-65, S/N 6249. Owner: [R L Edmonson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20L%20EDMONSON), [Albertville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Albertville)

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