# N440U: 1997 Cessna 172R, registration cancelled 2017-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17280122
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1997
- Certificate issued: May 12, 2005
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A54C5F
- Owner when cancelled: [Cylinder Shop Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CYLINDER%20SHOP%20INC)
- Location: [Opa Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa%20Locka)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9080° N, 80.2575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33054, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=440U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N440U-2017-04-04

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

## 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.

- [Incident 20030714019349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030714019349I), Jul 14, 2003: Cessna 172R (N440U), Albany, OH, Minor damage. (-23) The student pilot taxied the aircraft, striking a fuel truck with the outboard two feet of the left wing. This contact caused the aircraft nose to turn…

## Other aircraft with N440U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440U): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28020162, built 2024

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