# N61952: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1982-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- 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: 17264909
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 2, 1975
- Last registry action: May 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A8134F
- Owner when cancelled: [Alke Tahoe Aivation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALKE%20TAHOE%20AIVATION%20INC)
- Location: [So Lake Tahoe, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/So%20Lake%20Tahoe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61952
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61952
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61952-1982-01-04

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 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 SEA80FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA026), Apr 22, 1980: Cessna 172M (N61952), So.Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 1 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 19800422010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800422010769A), Apr 22, 1980: Cessna 172M (N61952), Lake Tahoeds, CA, Destroyed. Departed VFR into low clouds, snowshowers. Found aircraft 2 miles from airport. Vertical impact. Pilot depressed.

## Other aircraft with N61952

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61952-undated): Cessna T-50, S/N 1273. Owner: [Moody Hunter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20HUNTER), [Decatur, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Decatur)

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