# N52938: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1985-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274640
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1981
- Mode S code: A6AD3F
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones Richard S & Lorraine R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20RICHARD%20S%20%26%20LORRAINE%20R)
- Location: [Santa Fe, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Santa%20Fe)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52938
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52938
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52938-1985-03-27

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

## 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 DEN84LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA243), Jul 28, 1984: Cessna 172 (N52938), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage

## 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 19840728035809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728035809A), Jul 28, 1984: Cessna 172P (N52938), Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. Too high and fast porpoised on landing tried to go around with flaps down and carb heat on. Unable to climb.

## Other aircraft with N52938

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52938): Mooney M20K, S/N 25-1197, built 1988
- [Cancelled 1946-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52938-1946-12-23): Boeing N2S-3, S/N 75-7151, built 1946. Owner: [Weeb Ernest E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEEB%20ERNEST%20E), [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)

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