# N52070: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1982-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274405
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 14, 1981
- Mode S code: A68C54
- Owner when cancelled: [Thornton David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORNTON%20DAVID%20C)
- Location: [Temple, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Temple)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52070
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52070-1982-01-30

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 FTW82FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA004), Oct 8, 1981: Cessna 172P (N52070), Flat, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19811008065829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811008065829A), Oct 8, 1981: Cessna 172P (N52070), Flat, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during instrument approach with flight instructor and instrument student aboard.

## Other aircraft with N52070

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52070): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9077, built 2002
- [Cancelled 1974-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52070-1974-10-31): Cessna 180J, S/N 18052478. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Africair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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