# N509R: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 2013
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17266894
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 22, 2012
- Last registry action: October 22, 2012
- Mode S code: A65CD6
- Owner when cancelled: [Life Is Flying Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIFE%20IS%20FLYING%20INC)
- Location: [Deerfield Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Deerfield%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.3111° N, 80.0979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33441, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N509R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=509R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N509R-2013-12-12

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 (2)

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 FTW02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA067), Jan 15, 2002: Cessna 172 (N509R), Iraan, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Contributing factors were the pilot's selection of a downwind runway for landing, the tail wind condition, and his lack of…
- [NTSB ATL86LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA045), Dec 20, 1985: Cessna C-172M (N509R), Andalusia, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20120929022869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120929022869I), Sep 29, 2012: Cessna 172M (N509R), Fort Stockton, TX, Minor damage. On September 29, 2012 at approximately 12:40 CDT, N509R a Cessna 172, impacted the runway at Fort Stockton-pecos county airport (kfst) located in Fort…
- [Accident 20020115000329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020115000329A), Jan 15, 2002: Cessna 172M (N509R), Iraan, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 15, 2002, at 1450 CST, Cessna 172M, N509R, sustained substantial damage after over-shooting runway 32 while landing at the airport in Iraan,…
- [Accident 19851220065139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851220065139A), Dec 20, 1985: Cessna 172M (N509R), Andalusia, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot hand propped aircraft with non pilot at controls. Engine started,aircraft struck tree and nosed into a ditch.

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