# N5461Q: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17261791
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 6, 1973
- Certificate issued: March 3, 2005
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A6F0C0
- Owner when cancelled: [Round Top Flyers LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROUND%20TOP%20FLYERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Thermopolis, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Thermopolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7171° N, 108.4752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82443, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5461Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5461Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5461Q-2013-04-18

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR09CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA348), Jul 16, 2009: Cessna 172M (N5461Q), Thermopolis, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's failure to ensure that his dual student maintained clearance from the terrain during a dark night visual flight rules descent.
- [NTSB MKC77DCQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ22), Mar 10, 1977: Cessna 172 (N5461Q), Coats, KS, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20090715011619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090715011619A), Jul 15, 2009: Cessna 172M (N5461Q), Thermopolis, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot decended into hight terrain during night approach to airport. Altimeter was set to 3020 and riverton AWOS reporting called out 3026.
- [Accident 19770310004809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770310004809A), Mar 10, 1977: Cessna 172M (N5461Q), Coats, KS, Substantial damage

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