# N52970: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2013-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2013
- Exported to: Guatemala
- 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: 17274647
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 1981
- Certificate issued: June 20, 2006
- Last registry action: July 21, 2011
- Mode S code: A6ADC3
- Owner when cancelled: [Aeroflight Executive Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROFLIGHT%20EXECUTIVE%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5351° N, 122.3059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98108, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52970
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52970-2013-12-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 19980514021959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980514021959I), May 14, 1998: Cessna 172P (N52970), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Engine quit on climbout. No anomalies. Beleived to be carburetor icing. Replaced it as a precaution.

## Other aircraft with N52970

- [Cancelled 1970-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52970-1970-09-23): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-331, built 1940. Owner: [Christopher Clyde S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTOPHER%20CLYDE%20S), [Okeechobee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Okeechobee)

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