# N55161: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2005-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 2005
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17275124
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1981
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2005
- Last registry action: June 13, 2005
- Mode S code: A70666
- Owner when cancelled: [Davis Stephen R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20STEPHEN%20R)
- Location: [Stockbridge, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Stockbridge)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5569° N, 84.1952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30281, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55161
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55161-2005-07-06

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 CHI97LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA026), Nov 12, 1996: Cessna 172P (N55161), Waukegan, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's misjudging the flare.

## 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 19961112035209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961112035209A), Nov 12, 1996: Cessna 172P (N55161), Chicago/Waukega, IL, Substantial damage. Practice for reexam flight test. Bounced. Drove nose into ground due improper recovery attempt. Low time in type. (-23) the pilot was practicing landings on…

## Other aircraft with N55161

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55161): Goodnight Frank S FIRESTAR, S/N F.S. 07-2-00083
- [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55161-1965-05-21): Convair BT-13, S/N 2409. Owner: [Wheatcraft Airport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHEATCRAFT%20AIRPORT%20INC), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

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