# N52502: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2012-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274542
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 7, 1981
- Last registry action: May 25, 2007
- Mode S code: A69DF4
- Location: [Xx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52502
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52502
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52502-2012-09-12

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 CHI99LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA040), Nov 27, 1998: Cessna 172P (N52502), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The visual lookout not obtained/maintained by the pilot of the other aircraft. Contributing factors were the unicom frequency not selected and the traffic advisory not issued by the pilot of the…
- [NTSB CHI93LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA364), Sep 16, 1993: Cessna 172P (N52502), Fieldon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL FAILURE (DETERIORATION) OF THE #1 PISTON PIN PLUG, WHICH RESULTED IN CONTAMINATION OF THE LUBRICATING SYSTEM AND FAILURE OF THE #3 CONNECTING ROD.

## 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 19981127032431A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981127032431A), Nov 27, 1998: Cessna 172P (N52502), Brainerd, MN, Substantial damage. Acft was on final and landed on top of N80357. (.19) on November 27, 1998, at 1201 central standard time, a Cessna 172P, N52502, piloted by a private pilot,…
- [Accident 19930916034919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930916034919A), Sep 16, 1993: Cessna 172P (N52502), Fieldon, IL, Substantial damage. Losing power en route. Engine quit on approach to a field. Engine had broken connecting rod and worn piston pin.

## Other aircraft with N52502

- [Cancelled 1970-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52502-1970-06-08): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N 5647. Owner: [Jerry R Hughes](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JERRY%20R%20HUGHES), [Wilmot, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Wilmot)

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