# N53161: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2005-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 2005
- 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: 17274694
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 1981
- Certificate issued: June 16, 1992
- Last registry action: April 19, 2005
- Mode S code: A6B768
- Owner when cancelled: [Etchemendy Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ETCHEMENDY%20PAUL)
- Location: [Tigard, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Tigard)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4403° N, 122.7766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97223, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53161
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53161-2005-05-12

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 (2)

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 SEA05FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA013), Oct 30, 2004: Cessna 172P (N53161), Olympia, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering in known adverse weather conditions. Clouds, rain, high wind, dark night, trees, mountainous terrain and the pilot's…
- [NTSB SEA94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA115), Apr 29, 1994: Cessna 172P (N53161), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION AND UNCONTROLLED PORPOISE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20041029028239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041029028239A), Oct 29, 2004: Cessna 172P (N53161), Olympia, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On October 29, 2004, about 2355 PST, N53161, a Cessna 172P aircraft, collided with mountainous terrain about six miles west of the Olympia, WA airport.…
- [Accident 19940429015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940429015759A), Apr 29, 1994: Cessna 172P (N53161), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Flared high floated. Dropped to runway. Bounced and porpoised. Taxied off runway when bouncing stopped.

## Other aircraft with N53161

- [Cancelled 1971-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53161-1971-04-30): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-390, built 1940. Owner: [International Aero-Spray Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AERO-SPRAY%20INC), [Galion, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Galion)

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