# N450U: 1997 Cessna 172R, registration cancelled 2005-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 2005
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17280123
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 1997
- Certificate issued: October 17, 1997
- Last registry action: March 3, 2005
- Mode S code: A573DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Ohio University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OHIO%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [Albany, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Albany)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2264° N, 82.1948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, OH, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N450U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=450U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N450U-2005-03-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 20000506019819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000506019819I), May 6, 2000: Cessna 172R (N450U), Albany, OH, Minor damage. (-23) This was the student's first solo flight. N450U, Cessna 172, the aircraft landed hard, bounced several times and went off the left side of runway 25. No…
- [Incident 19990311016189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990311016189I), Mar 11, 1999: Cessna 172R (N450U), Cleveland, OH. Pilot entered class b airspace w/o clearance. Phone counciling and instruction was given on operations in controlled airspace.

## Other aircraft with N450U

- [Cancelled 2018-12-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N450U-2018-12-15): Area-I PTERA, S/N PTERA002. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Area-1 Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AREA-1%20INC), [Kennesaw, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Kennesaw)

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