# N53408: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2012-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 17274746
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 4, 1981
- Last registry action: June 21, 1993
- Mode S code: A6C1C2
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5351° N, 122.3059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98108, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53408
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53408
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53408-2012-06-14

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 SEA93FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA125), May 29, 1993: Cessna 172P (N53408), Enumclaw, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FOG AND RAIN.

## 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 19930528015549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930528015549A), May 28, 1993: Cessna 172P (N53408), Enumclaw, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into side of cloud obscured mountain. Was advised of low clouds. Rain, thunderstorms and icing en route.

## Other aircraft with N53408

- [Cancelled 1948-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53408-1948-04-15): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-2073, built 1941. Owner: [Martin Aircraft Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE%20INC), [Long Beach  7, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach%20%207)

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