# N53015: 1981 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1983-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274662
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1981
- Mode S code: A6B306
- Owner when cancelled: [Staray Thomas A & Nancy P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STARAY%20THOMAS%20A%20%26%20NANCY%20P)
- Location: [Downers Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Downers%20Grove)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53015-1983-10-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 CHI81FEE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE37), May 30, 1981: Cessna 172P (N53015), Plainfield, IL, 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 19810530030249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530030249A), May 30, 1981: Cessna 172P (N53015), Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Started go-around, lost complete control of aircraft. Gusty surface winds.

## Other aircraft with N53015

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53015): Insitu X-500, S/N 5-23-0001
- [Cancelled 2009-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53015-2009-09-24): Thrush S2R-R1340, S/N R1340-046, built 2009. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Thrush Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 2005-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53015-2005-04-14): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9249, built 2003. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [Holistic Dentistry Aviation Project LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLISTIC%20DENTISTRY%20AVIATION%20PROJECT%20LLC), [Southampton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Southampton)
- [Cancelled 1949-06-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53015-1949-06-10): Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, S/N 1924, built 1942. Owner: [Barker W C And Nuckols L D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARKER%20W%20C%20AND%20NUCKOLS%20L%20D), [Hialeah, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hialeah)

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