# N52445: 1980 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2018-03-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17274526
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1980
- Certificate issued: October 23, 2014
- Last registry action: October 23, 2014
- Mode S code: A69ACC
- Owner when cancelled: [Vojta Kenneth T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VOJTA%20KENNETH%20T)
- Location: [Boiling Springs, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Boiling%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0430° N, 81.9751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29316, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52445
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52445
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52445-2018-03-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ERA15FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA351), Sep 11, 2015: Cessna 172 (N52445), Riegelwood, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20150911016489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150911016489A), Sep 11, 2015: Cessna 172P (N52445), Riegelwood, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The accident aircraft took off from a privately owned grass airstrip flown by a uncertificated pilot. The takeoff appeared to be normal. The aircraft climbed…
- [Incident 19941022038859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941022038859I), Oct 22, 1994: Cessna 172P (N52445), Wilmington, NC, Minor damage. Struck a deer during takeoff roll.

## Other aircraft with N52445

- [Cancelled 1971-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52445-1971-01-04): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-7268. Owner: [Stout Dewey O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOUT%20DEWEY%20O)

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