# N518ER: 2001 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2009-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8922
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 2001
- Certificate issued: July 14, 2004
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A67F9B
- Owner when cancelled: [Cef 2002 Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CEF%202002%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Danbury, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Danbury)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3778° N, 73.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06810, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518ER
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=518ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518ER-2009-03-26

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2003FA0000525](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000525), May 21, 2003: PLUG. LOOSE. WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES, THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED A THIN FILM OF OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD. IT QUICKLY GOT WORSE. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. MAINTENANCE DISCOVER

## 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 LAX04LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA054), Nov 29, 2003: Cessna 172S (N518ER), Wikieup, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an en route altitude that did not provide adequate terrain clearance, and resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain. The rising terrain and the blind/box canyon were…

## 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 20031129033769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031129033769A), Nov 29, 2003: Cessna 172S (N518ER), Bagdad, AZ, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot fiore while on a cross country training flight deviated from his assigned flight plan. The flight plan filed, required him to fly from bullhead…

## Other aircraft with N518ER

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518ER): Pilatus PC-12/47E, S/N 1305, built 2011

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