# N49AF: 1972 Cessna 177B, registration cancelled 2008-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17701770
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 8, 1972
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1980
- Last registry action: June 19, 2007
- Mode S code: A60DC5
- Owners when cancelled: [Hix William W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIX%20WILLIAM%20W), [Hix Sally D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIX%20SALLY%20D)
- Location: [Walsenburg, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Walsenburg)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6304° N, 104.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81089, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49AF-2008-05-23

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 NYC08CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA113), Feb 27, 2008: Cessna 177B (N49AF), Quincy, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

## 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 20080227836409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080227836409A), Feb 27, 2008: Cessna 177B (N49AF), Quincy, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On February 27, 2007, at approximately 1115 EST, a Cessna 177B, N49AF, serial number 17701770, lost engine power and crashed into a tree on approach to…

## Other aircraft with N49AF

- [Cancelled 2018-12-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49AF-2018-12-01): 3D Robotics SOLO, S/N S111A58017874. Assigned, pending cancellation

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