# N40SR: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2001-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17263712
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 20, 1989
- Last registry action: May 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A4ABE8
- Owner when cancelled: [Nefe Steven J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEFE%20STEVEN%20J)
- Location: [Lakewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Lakewood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7101° N, 105.0921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80226, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40SR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40SR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40SR-2001-07-16

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 FTW98LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA387), Sep 8, 1998: Cessna 172M (N40SR), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors were the runway light and the terrain 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 19980908022599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980908022599A), Sep 8, 1998: Cessna 172M (N40SR), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Student pilot was conducting takeoffs and landings. On the fifth landing, the student pilot lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft departed the runway to…

## Other aircraft with N40SR

- [Cancelled 2024-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40SR-2024-08-28): Purinton Michel J SEAREY LSX, S/N 1LK618C, built 2022. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Paris, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Paris)

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