# N54168: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17274898
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 1981
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1981
- Last registry action: March 4, 1994
- Mode S code: A6DEEE
- Owners when cancelled: [Daniels S H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANIELS%20S%20H), [Daniels M C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANIELS%20M%20C)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5579° N, 111.8929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85258, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54168
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54168-2013-08-15

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 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 DEN85FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA222), Aug 18, 1985: Cessna 172P II (N54168), Cedar City, UT, destroyed, 4 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 19850817039099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817039099A), Aug 17, 1985: Cessna 172P (N54168), Cedar City, UT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into a box canyon at dusk. Hit trees on the canyon side in a vertical attitude.

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