# N61740: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1976-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17264766
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 25, 1975
- Mode S code: A80BBC
- Owner when cancelled: [Frank Allan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANK%20ALLAN)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61740
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61740
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61740-1976-06-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI76AC051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC051), Feb 23, 1976: Cessna 172M (N61740), Tinley Park, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19760223009089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760223009089A), Feb 23, 1976: Cessna 172M (N61740), Tinley Park, IL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Severe coronary atherosclerosis. Acft obsvd in a sustained vert dive to impact with tree & house.

## Other aircraft with N61740

- [Cancelled 2013-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61740-2013-07-15): Northwing APACHE SPORT, S/N 28142, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hughes Anthony F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20ANTHONY%20F), [Taft, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Taft)
- [Cancelled 1955-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61740-1955-02-24): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-4761. Owner: [Smith Carl M DBA Smith Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CARL%20M%20DBA%20SMITH%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

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