# N51231: 1980 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2012-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2012
- Exported to: Tanzania
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274284
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 9, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 27, 2012
- Last registry action: July 27, 2012
- Mode S code: A66BB8
- Owner when cancelled: [Seif Ali M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEIF%20ALI%20M)
- Location: [East Lansing, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/East%20Lansing)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7641° N, 84.4599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48823, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51231
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51231-2012-09-17

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 ERA10CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA241), Apr 24, 2010: Cessna 172P (N51231), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## 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 20100424033269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100424033269A), Apr 24, 2010: Cessna 172P (N51231), Wurtsboro, NY, Substantial damage. The student pilot was on his second supervised solo. On the first approach to landing, the student failed to flare the plane, and landed nose wheel first. The…

## Other aircraft with N51231

- [Cancelled 1973-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51231-1973-07-02): Cessna 150J, S/N 15069856. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [J Kenneth Forester Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20KENNETH%20FORESTER%20INC), [Teterboro, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Teterboro)

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