# N52433: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1991-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274518
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1987
- Last registry action: February 21, 1990
- Mode S code: A69AA7
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3809° N, 86.3637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36112, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52433
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52433
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52433-1991-12-16

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 ATL91LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA139), Jul 22, 1991: Cessna 172P (N52433), Sylva, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE CANYON. FACTOR(S) IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE MOUNTAINOUS, BOX CANYON CONDITIONS, THE…

## 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 19910722029089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910722029089A), Jul 22, 1991: Cessna 172P (N52433), Sylva, NC, Substantial damage. Civil air patrol marijuana search in blind canyon. Unable climb,hit trees. Weight temperature altitude factors.

## Other aircraft with N52433

- [Cancelled 1948-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52433-1948-11-10): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T40-164, built 1945. Owner: [Severance Fayette L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEVERANCE%20FAYETTE%20L), [Monroe, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Monroe)

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