# N53257: 1978 Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 2016-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 177RG1363
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 9, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 20, 2004
- Last registry action: January 7, 2008
- Mode S code: A6BB02
- Owners when cancelled: [Van Lengen Albert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20LENGEN%20ALBERT), [Van Lengen Katherine S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20LENGEN%20KATHERINE%20S)
- Location: [Conyers, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Conyers)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6125° N, 84.0515° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30094, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53257
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53257-2016-09-12

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 177RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX6093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX6093), Nov 20, 1996: BOLT. BROKEN. INSP FOUND DRAG LINK ASSY BOLT BROKEN.

## 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 ATL06LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA028), Dec 27, 2005: Cessna 177-RG (N53257), Locust Grove, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to failure of the No.1 connecting rod bearing and separation of the No. 1 connecting rod.

## 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 20051227032589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051227032589A), Dec 27, 2005: Cessna 177RG (N53257), Locust Grove, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 27th, 2005, at 2239Z, aircraft N53257, model Cessna 177RG was involved in an accident while the aircraft was being flown for pleasure. The…
- [Incident 19941209048069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941209048069I), Dec 9, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N53257), Oriska, ND. En route to msp engine vibration and power loss. Landed on hiway.NR2 cylinder failed. Pieces went thru engine case.

## Other aircraft with N53257

- [Cancelled 1940-03-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53257-1940-03-18): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T741-540, built 1941. Owner: [Owens James F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OWENS%20JAMES%20F), [Los Angeles  23, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles%20%2023)

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