# N62082: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1998-06-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 2, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17275207
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 25, 1988
- Last registry action: March 11, 1998
- Mode S code: A819C8
- Owners when cancelled: [United States Air Force Owner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE%20OWNER), [Langley Aero Club Operator](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANGLEY%20AERO%20CLUB%20OPERATOR)
- Location: [Langley Afb, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Langley%20Afb)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0840° N, 76.3601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23665, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62082
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62082-1998-06-02

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 IAD98FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98FA032), Mar 1, 1998: Cessna 172P (N62082), Langley Afb, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC conditions, and the subsequent loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. A factor in the accident was the low ceiling.

## 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 19980301002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980301002189A), Mar 1, 1998: Cessna 172P (N62082), Hampton, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Departed into low ceiling by mistake. Tried turn back. Entered clouds lost it. Dove into building. PIC right seat. (.4) the two pilots filed a local VFR flight…
- [Incident 19821215065839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821215065839I), Dec 15, 1982: Cessna 172P (N62082), East Hampton, NY, Minor damage. Too low on final. Left main gear was damaged by striking a snowbank at the runway threshold.

## Other aircraft with N62082

- [Cancelled 2014-06-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62082-2014-06-23): Thrush S2R-H80, S/N H80-161DC. Exported to San Marino. Owner: [Thrush Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62082-1955-10-12): Stinson L-5C, S/N 76-2680. Owner: [Pacific Skyways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20SKYWAYS%20INC), [Lihue Kaui, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Lihue%20Kaui)

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