# N53460: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1984-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274755
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1981
- Mode S code: A6C28C
- Owner when cancelled: [Boone Harry Vester Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOONE%20HARRY%20VESTER%20JR)
- Location: [Statesville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Statesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53460
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53460
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53460-1984-12-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 ATL83FKM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKM01), Nov 27, 1982: Cessna 172P (N53460), Near Maider, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19821127062519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821127062519A), Nov 27, 1982: Cessna 172P (N53460), Maiden, NC, Destroyed. Pilot was scud running underneath ceiling, weather deteriorated and aircraft crashed in wooded terrain.

## Other aircraft with N53460

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53460): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9351, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1955-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53460-1955-01-14): Douglas DC3C-S1C3G, S/N 11863. Owner: [Southern Cross Equipment Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20CROSS%20EQUIPMENT%20CO)

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