# N51409: 1980 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2011-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2011
- Exported to: Netherlands Antilles
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17274309
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1980
- Certificate issued: December 18, 1996
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A672C5
- Owner when cancelled: [Mitigation Concepts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MITIGATION%20CONCEPTS%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51409
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51409
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51409-2011-05-19

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 LAX93LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA298), Jul 24, 1993: Cessna 172 (N51409), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY FAILING TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR THE ROTOR WASH TO DISSIPATE BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE APPROACH. THE WAKE TURBULENCE (ROTOR WASH) WAS A FACTOR IN THIS…

## 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 19930724025409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930724025409A), Jul 24, 1993: Cessna 172P (N51409), Vacaville, CA, Substantial damage. Too close on landing approach to a chinook helicopter. Lost control in its wake. Rolled and hit terrain.

## Other aircraft with N51409

- [Cancelled 1972-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51409-1972-03-27): Cessna 150J, S/N 15069989. Owner: [Greater South Airmotive Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREATER%20SOUTH%20AIRMOTIVE%20INC), [Murfreesboro, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Murfreesboro)
- [Cancelled 1948-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51409-1948-05-13): Aeronca 0-58B, S/N 058B-11453. Owner: [Richard D Coon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARD%20D%20COON), [Owosso, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Owosso)

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