# N61954: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2018-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 17264911
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 27, 2003
- Last registry action: November 21, 2011
- Mode S code: A81351
- Owner when cancelled: [Cross Flot Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROSS%20FLOT%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Fairfax, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Fairfax)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8177° N, 77.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22032, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61954
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61954
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61954-2018-01-05

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 ERA13FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA330), Jul 22, 2013: Cessna 172M (N61954), Fredericksburg, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional descent into the ground to commit suicide.

## 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 20130722013979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130722013979A), Jul 22, 2013: Cessna 172M (N61954), Fredericksburg, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot made comments and left a note for his girlfriend. She called the police and went to the airport. They struggled over the aircraft keys but he got them…

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