# N54920: 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: 17275078
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1984
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1983
- Last registry action: December 1, 1998
- Mode S code: A6FC12
- Owner when cancelled: [Krebsbach Dale W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KREBSBACH%20DALE%20W)
- Location: [Titusville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Titusville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5282° N, 80.7798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32780, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54920
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54920
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54920-2013-08-15

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 ATL94LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA125), Jun 25, 1994: Cessna 172 (N54920), Kitty Hawk, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS, HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND THE INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE THE WIND CONDITIONS AND THE TREES THAT BOUNDED THE…

## 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 19940625016819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940625016819A), Jun 25, 1994: Cessna 172P (N54920), Kill Devil Hill, NC, Substantial damage. Encountered severe turbulence landing. Bounced zig zagged. Began go around. Stall mushed into trees.

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