# N550AM: 1980 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2022-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0702
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1980
- Certificate issued: October 22, 2018
- Last registry action: October 22, 2018
- Mode S code: A6FF77
- Owner when cancelled: [Dodson International Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20INTERNATIONAL%20PARTS%20INC)
- Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=550AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550AM-2022-02-05

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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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.

- [Incident 20070916022029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070916022029I), Sep 16, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor was conducting flight training with his student pursuant to a commercial pilot certificate in a complex airplane. Student had performed 10…
- [Incident 20070305003379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070305003379I), Mar 5, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Approximately 1 hour into the local area training flight the crew attempted to lower the gear for a landing. The nose and right main gear extended, but…
- [Incident 20011223035949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011223035949I), Dec 23, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) The investigation showed that the connecting bolt to the nose torque link lost the bolt. The nut came loose causing failure of the gear to retract. It is…
- [Incident 19970604022239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604022239I), Jun 4, 1997: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Chandler, AZ. Fumes on climbout. Returned. Hydraulic pressure pump failed.
- [Incident 19871111074919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871111074919I), Nov 11, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Maricopa, AZ, Minor damage. Practice emergency gear extension. Gear collapse at landing on dirt strip with safe indication. No system problems.

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