# N53118: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2003-02-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 10, 2003
- 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: 17274688
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 18, 1981
- Certificate issued: November 24, 1999
- Last registry action: December 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A6B6C0
- Owner when cancelled: [Wisconsin Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WISCONSIN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Watertown, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Watertown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1440° N, 88.7320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53094, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53118
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53118-2003-02-10

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

## 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 CHI01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA072), Jan 21, 2001: Cessna 172P (N53118), Prairie Du Sac, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper trim setting and the pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane. A factor was the snowbank.

## Other aircraft with N53118

- [Cancelled 1971-01-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53118-1971-01-28): Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, S/N 1931, built 1942. Owner: [Burden Kenneth A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURDEN%20KENNETH%20A), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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