# N517LA: 2009 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2021-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S10915
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 2009
- Certificate issued: October 8, 2014
- Last registry action: May 8, 2017
- Mode S code: A67C6B
- Owner when cancelled: [Blh Visions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLH%20VISIONS%20LLC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8275° N, 95.6600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77084, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N517LA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=517LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N517LA-2021-01-30

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 CEN19FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA221), Jul 13, 2019: Cessna 172 (N517LA), Katy, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control and subsequent impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## 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 20190713011499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190713011499A), Jul 13, 2019: Cessna 172S (N517LA), Katy, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft took off from west houston airport climbing to the west and turning south. Climbing to 1500 feet at 150 knots the aircraft then descended and…

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