# N520ND: 2008 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2017-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 2017
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 172S10815
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 2008
- Certificate issued: October 7, 2008
- Last registry action: August 18, 2015
- Mode S code: A68A1E
- Owner when cancelled: [Und Aerospace Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UND%20AEROSPACE%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Grand Forks, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Grand%20Forks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9215° N, 97.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520ND
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=520ND
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520ND-2017-03-14

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 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 2014FA0000076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2014FA0000076), Feb 17, 2014: CABLE. FRAYED. LEFT AILERON CABLE WOULD WEAR ON CABLE FAIRLEAD BLOCKS CAUSING CABLE TO FRAY. FAIRLEAD BLOCKS WERE A REPLACEMENT FOR A PULLEY. FAIRLEADS LOCATED ABOVE PASSENGER

## 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.

- [Incident 20141022018389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141022018389I), Oct 22, 2014: Cessna 172S (N520ND), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Aircraft was in the pattern for practice takeoffs and landings on runway 17L. Weather was VMC and runway was wet. The student was on the controls and flared a…

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