# N51887: 1980 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2014-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 17274374
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 5, 1980
- Last registry action: September 28, 2006
- Mode S code: A682B7
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6146° N, 111.9497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85254, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51887
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51887
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51887-2014-08-22

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 ATL06CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA123), Aug 19, 2006: Cessna 172P (N51887), Chester, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's failure to initiate a go-around when he noticed the flight was high and fast during the approach resulting in the flight landing long, overrunning the runway, and colliding with trees.…

## 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 20060819018429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060819018429A), Aug 19, 2006: Cessna 172P (N51887), Chester, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) While giving flight instruction the pilot landed long. Aircraft ran off end of runway and hit trees. Aircraft received substantial damage with no…

## Other aircraft with N51887

- [Cancelled 1947-08-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51887-1947-08-25): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3550, built 1945. Owner: [Owen Albert G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OWEN%20ALBERT%20G), [Maywood, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Maywood)

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