# N65668: 1982 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2017-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17275812
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1982
- Certificate issued: April 15, 2003
- Last registry action: December 14, 2009
- Mode S code: A8A64F
- Owner when cancelled: [Ranger Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANGER%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Broussard, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Broussard)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1347° N, 91.9273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70518, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65668
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65668
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65668-2017-03-24

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 CHI00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA032), Nov 23, 1999: Cessna 172P (N65668), Greenfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot not maintaining aircraft control. A contributing factor was the student's aural perception.

## 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 19991123037649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991123037649A), Nov 23, 1999: Cessna 172P (N65668), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 23, 1999, at 1030 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N65668, operated by geist air services, was substantially damaged during landing on…

## Other aircraft with N65668

- [Cancelled 1974-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65668-1974-06-14): Lake LA-4-200, S/N 598. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Lake Aircraft Sales Of Erie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20OF%20ERIE), [Erie, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Erie)
- [Cancelled 1958-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65668-1958-08-20): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-7742, built 1943. Owner: [Burks Lee & Burks Dorothy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURKS%20LEE%20%26%20BURKS%20DOROTHY), [Salina, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Salina)

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