# N52872: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2014-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2014
- Exported to: Mexico
- 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: 17274625
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 1981
- Certificate issued: September 24, 2012
- Last registry action: September 24, 2012
- Mode S code: A6AA0E
- Owner when cancelled: [Beegles Aircraft Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEEGLES%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4447° N, 104.6794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80631, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52872
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52872
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52872-2014-05-23

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX1015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1015), Jan 25, 1999: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE 100-HOUR INSPECTION, LEFT HAND FORWARD DOOR POST BULKHEAD WAS FOUND CRACKED. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY .50 INCH IN LENGTH AROUND AFT ATTACH BOLT FOR

## 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 DEN92LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA027), Jan 27, 1992: Cessna 172P (N52872), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF PROCEDURES BY FLYING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AT AN INADEQUATE AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLAPS.

## 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 19920127001109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920127001109A), Jan 27, 1992: Cessna 172P (N52872), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Practice soft field takeoff,lost directional control flying speed hit runway light possible asymetric flap control

## Other aircraft with N52872

- [Cancelled 1951-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52872-1951-12-04): Cessna T-50, S/N 4856. Exported to Costa Rica. Owner: [Williard R M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIARD%20R%20M), [High Point, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/High%20Point)

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