# N61838: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2016-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 2016
- Exported to: United Arab Emirates
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17264832
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 2005
- Last registry action: August 2, 2013
- Mode S code: A80F58
- Owner when cancelled: [Plane Exchange Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANE%20EXCHANGE%20INC)
- Location: [Stockton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Stockton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9085° N, 121.3953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95206, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61838
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61838
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61838-2016-01-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (2)

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 SEA94LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA235), Sep 7, 1994: Cessna 172M (N61838), Coolin, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER TO PROPERLY REMANUFACTURE AND ADEQUATELY INSPECT THE NO. 1 ROCKER ARM PRIOR TO ITS INSTALLATION ON THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE ROCKER…
- [NTSB CHI76FEV12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV12), Aug 28, 1975: Cessna 172M (N61838), Luplow, IL, substantial damage

## 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 19940907025919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940907025919A), Sep 7, 1994: Cessna 172M (N61838), Coolin, ID, Substantial damage. Rough engine on climbout loud bang. Engine quit. Landed. Hit tree stump nosed over. Rocker arm failed due fatigue.
- [Accident 19750828033489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750828033489A), Aug 28, 1975: Cessna 172M (N61838), Luplow, IL, Substantial damage. Lndd in a freshly plowed fld.

## Other aircraft with N61838

- [Cancelled 1955-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61838-1955-10-25): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5738. Owner: [Capitol Drive Arpt Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPITOL%20DRIVE%20ARPT%20INC), [Pewaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Pewaukee)

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