# N54172: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- 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: 17274902
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 5, 1989
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A6DF0B
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Kawasaki Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20KAWASAKI%20INC)
- Location: [Potomac, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Potomac)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0319° N, 77.2196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20854, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54172
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54172-2018-01-24

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 NYC98FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA066), Feb 22, 1998: Cessna 172P (N54172), York, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

## 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 19980222001549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222001549A), Feb 22, 1998: Cessna 172P (N54172), York, PA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Turned final too close behind a landed helicopter. Stalled. Spun in. Failed to initicate a go around.(.4) history of flight on February 22, 1998, about 1225…

## Other aircraft with N54172

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54172): Mike Lima Partners EARLY BIRD JENNY, S/N 3000-028

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