# N51234: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1989-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274285
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A66BBB
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51234
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51234-1989-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX88FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA240), Jun 30, 1988: Cessna 172P (N51234), Descanso, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT AND INTENTIONAL DECISION TO LOW FLY THE AIRCRAFT BELOW THE MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE.

## 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 19880629024149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880629024149A), Jun 29, 1988: Cessna 172P (N51234), Descanso, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed flying low and buzzing area prior to colliding with powerlines over a freeway. Crashed and burned.

## Other aircraft with N51234

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51234): Atkin Wesley H KITFOX IV, S/N 1884, built 1995
- [Cancelled 1972-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51234-1972-03-07): Cessna 150J, S/N 15069858. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cape Central Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20CENTRAL%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Cape Girardeau, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Cape%20Girardeau)

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