# N53242: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2003-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2003
- Exported to: Vanuatu
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 17274711
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1998
- Last registry action: July 25, 2003
- Mode S code: A6BADA
- Owners when cancelled: [Scott Carl H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTT%20CARL%20H), [Lane Donna R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANE%20DONNA%20R)
- Location: [Watkins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Watkins)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7122° N, 104.5941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80137, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53242
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53242-2003-11-05

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 CHI83LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA217), May 13, 1983: Cessna 172 (N53242), Mchenry, 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 19830513019599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830513019599A), May 13, 1983: Cessna 172P (N53242), Mchenry, IL, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast. Unable to stop. Ran off end of runway and overturned.

## Other aircraft with N53242

- [Cancelled 1948-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53242-1948-11-10): Cessna T-50, S/N 4958(43-7438), built 1943. Owner: [Senior Aeronautical Inspector Ward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SENIOR%20AERONAUTICAL%20INSPECTOR%20WARD), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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