# N61568: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1991-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17264646
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 27, 1985
- Last registry action: September 24, 1991
- Mode S code: A8049C
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Exec Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20EXEC%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Madison, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Fort%20Madison)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6582° N, 91.3563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52627, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61568
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61568
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61568-1991-10-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 CHI91FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA254), Aug 6, 1991: Cessna 172M (N61568), Ottumwa, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE BY THE PILOT BY NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) UNTIL ESTABLISHED ON THE ILS LOCALIZER AND GLIDEPATH.

## 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 19910806032069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910806032069A), Aug 6, 1991: Cessna 172M (N61568), Ottumwa, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Descended below dh on ILS approach. Struck trees and burned. Thunderstorms heavy rain in area.

## Other aircraft with N61568

- [Cancelled 2013-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61568-2013-07-30): Cameron Balloons US C-80, S/N 6015, built 1995. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Ann Arbor, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ann%20Arbor)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61568-1955-10-12): Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A), S/N 1883AE. Owner: [Gaskell Charles Lionel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GASKELL%20CHARLES%20LIONEL), [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)

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