# N62602: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2011-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- 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: 17275308
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 11, 1981
- Certificate issued: June 4, 1996
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A82EFA
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3802° N, 86.3420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36113, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62602
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62602
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62602-2011-10-28

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 ATL02LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA168), Sep 10, 2002: Cessna 172P (N62602), Mocksville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the takeoff and initial climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall and the subsequent collision with trees.

## 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 20020910026729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020910026729A), Sep 10, 2002: Cessna 172P (N62602), Mocksville, NC, Destroyed. (-23) Benjamin n. blankenship of the civil air patrol (cap) was receiving a "form 5 checkride" from david gamble (CFI) of the (cap) on September 10, 2002.…
- [Incident 19820704047799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820704047799I), Jul 4, 1982: Cessna 172 (N62602), Middle River, MD. Landed at wrong airport, wrong runway for takeoff. Disoriented en route, ran off runway on another takeoff.

## Other aircraft with N62602

- [Cancelled 1956-03-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62602-1956-03-15): Cessna UC-78B, S/N 5377. Owner: [Waterman Edward C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATERMAN%20EDWARD%20C), [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)

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