# N51239: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1983-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17264229
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1979
- Mode S code: A66BC0
- Owner when cancelled: [Fremont Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREMONT%20AERO%20CLUB)
- Location: [Redwood City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redwood%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51239
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51239
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51239-1983-05-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 LAX80FVA57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA57), Aug 2, 1980: Cessna 172M (N51239), Columbia, CA, destroyed

## 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 19800802034409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802034409A), Aug 2, 1980: Cessna 172M (N51239), Columbia, CA, Destroyed. Made premature lift-off downwind. High temperature. Unable to climb. Stall warning on. Struck trees.

## Other aircraft with N51239

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51239): Destiny Powered Parachute DESTINY 2000, S/N 4G0541
- [Cancelled 2004-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51239-2004-05-24): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0849, built 2004. Exported to Australia. Owner: [International Aircraft Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Hayward, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hayward)

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