# N52491: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2016-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 2016
- Exported to: Indonesia
- 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: 17274539
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1985
- Certificate issued: March 19, 2015
- Last registry action: March 19, 2015
- Mode S code: A69B77
- Owner when cancelled: [P T Aero Flyer Institute](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/P%20T%20AERO%20FLYER%20INSTITUTE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52491
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52491
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52491-2016-02-05

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 (2)

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 NYC93LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA055), Jan 23, 1993: Cessna 172P (N52491), Teterboro, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND NOSING OVER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND AND THE…
- [NTSB BFO90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA013), Nov 19, 1989: Cessna 172 (N52491), Mitchellville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER AN INADVERTENT PORPOISE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF.

## 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 19930123000759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930123000759A), Jan 23, 1993: Cessna 172P (N52491), Teterboro, NJ, Substantial damage. Lost directional on rollout. Pilot stated wind gust caused aircraft to depart runway. Flipped over in mud.
- [Accident 19891119065739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891119065739A), Nov 19, 1989: Cessna 172P (N52491), Mitchellville, MD, Substantial damage. Unable climb after takeoff. Aborted due trees at end. Porpoised. Collapsed nose gear. No anomalies found.

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