# N55437: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- 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: 17275180
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1981
- Certificate issued: November 22, 2003
- Last registry action: December 11, 2006
- Mode S code: A71128
- Owner when cancelled: [Pensacola Navy Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENSACOLA%20NAVY%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Pensacola, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pensacola)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4730° N, 87.1865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32504, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55437
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55437
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55437-2018-01-25

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 ERA09CA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA541), Sep 27, 2009: Cessna 172P (N55437), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control during landing due to the separation of the nose landing gear upper scissor from the nose gear assembly. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20090927050229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090927050229A), Sep 27, 2009: Cessna 172P (N55437), Pensacola, FL, Substantial damage. On September 27, 2009 under VMC conditions at approximately 0735 hrs a Cessna 172P with a student pilot at the controls was performing touch and go's on runway…
- [Incident 19850214012579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850214012579I), Feb 14, 1985: Cessna 172P (N55437), Hattiesburg, MS, Minor damage. Wingtip struck fuel truck during taxi operation. Pilot distracted by fallen lapboard in cockpit.

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