# N53443: 2003 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2006-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S9370
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 2003
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2003
- Last registry action: July 18, 2006
- Mode S code: A6C249
- Owner when cancelled: [Yingling Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YINGLING%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53443
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53443
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53443-2006-12-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 DFW07FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA019), Nov 5, 2006: Cessna 172S (N53443), Hominy, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued cruise flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions, and the low ceilings.

## 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 20061105024239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061105024239A), Nov 5, 2006: Cessna 172S (N53443), Hominy, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed tul about 0100 local time with a destination of ict. About 22 minutes after takeoff the aircraft was last spotted on radar on a heading…

## Other aircraft with N53443

- [Cancelled 1975-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53443-1975-03-20): Cessna 337G, S/N 33701627. Exported to Haiti. Owner: [Summit Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUMMIT%20AVIATION%20INC), [Middletown, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Middletown)

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