# N52679: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2009-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2009
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17274578
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 15, 1981
- Certificate issued: April 23, 2003
- Last registry action: April 18, 2006
- Mode S code: A6A2A7
- Owner when cancelled: [Lynch Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYNCH%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7567° N, 75.5010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19809, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52679
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52679
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52679-2009-03-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19911205062439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911205062439I), Dec 5, 1991: Cessna 172P (N52679), South Bay, FL. Noise from engine area. Precautionary landing in field. Exhaust pipe was cracked.

## Other aircraft with N52679

- [Cancelled 1974-04-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52679-1974-04-09): Boeing C-97-G, S/N 522679. Owner: [Joint Church Aid USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOINT%20CHURCH%20AID%20USA%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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