# N55221: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1998-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17275138
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1992
- Last registry action: January 21, 1998
- Mode S code: A70991
- Owner when cancelled: [N55221 Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N55221%20INC)
- Location: [Potomac, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Potomac)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0319° N, 77.2196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20854, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55221
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55221
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55221-1998-04-01

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 IAD97FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA122), Sep 22, 1997: Cessna 172P (N55221), Airville, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent collision with terrain.

## 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 19970922027909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970922027909A), Sep 22, 1997: Cessna 172P (N55221), Airville, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)This was the first leg of the student pilot's first solo cross country. The pilot had radioed the control tower that he was 10 miles south of the airport,…

## Other aircraft with N55221

- [Cancelled 2014-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55221-2014-07-09): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S11432. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [South Wind Global Aviation Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20WIND%20GLOBAL%20AVIATION%20INC%20DBA), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)
- [Cancelled 1973-05-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55221-1973-05-01): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-7335196. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Moody Walter P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER%20P), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)
- [Cancelled 1955-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55221-1955-11-30): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L-5596. Owner: [Aeronautical Club Of New Orleans](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERONAUTICAL%20CLUB%20OF%20NEW%20ORLEANS), [Kenner, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Kenner)

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