# N52126: 1980 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2017-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17274420
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 24, 1980
- Certificate issued: October 28, 1999
- Last registry action: February 14, 2015
- Mode S code: A68F62
- Owner when cancelled: [T S S Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/T%20S%20S%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Bethesda, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Bethesda)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9973° N, 77.1518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20817, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52126
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52126-2017-02-23

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 ERA16FA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA329), Sep 27, 2016: Cessna 172 (N52126), Laytonsville, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot/mechanic's failure to maintain airspeed following a loss of engine power, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Also…

## 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 20160927019689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160927019689A), Sep 27, 2016: Cessna 172P (N52126), Laytonsville, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On September 27, 2016, william Hughes flew a Cessna 172P, N52126 from montgomery county airpark (gai) airport in gaithersburg MD, to Davis Airport (W50) in…

## Other aircraft with N52126

- [Cancelled 1971-08-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52126-1971-08-18): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-8415, built 1943. Owner: [Sanders J C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDERS%20J%20C), [Immokalee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Immokalee)

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