# N54931: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2002-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2002
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 17275081
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1981
- Last registry action: August 22, 2001
- Mode S code: A6FC36
- Location: [Princeton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Princeton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3647° N, 74.6563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08540, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54931
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54931
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54931-2002-03-21

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 IAD01LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA024), Jan 7, 2001: Cessna 172P (N54931), Concord, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper decision to land downwind on the snow and ice covered runway with a tailwind, and his failure to perform a go-around. Factors in the accident were the tailwind and…

## 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 20010107000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010107000159A), Jan 7, 2001: Cessna 172P (N54931), Concord, NH, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was conducting flight instrucion with a student and was simulating an engine-out condition. The a/c landed approx. 1/4 down the runway on snow…

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