# N65777: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1991-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17275880
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 28, 1988
- Last registry action: February 24, 1991
- Mode S code: A8AA28
- Owners when cancelled: [City Of Fort Lauderdale](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20FORT%20LAUDERDALE), [Department Of Public Works](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20PUBLIC%20WORKS)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1213° N, 80.1279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33301, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65777
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65777
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65777-1991-04-30

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 MIA89GA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89GA155), May 26, 1989: Cessna 172P (N65777), Davie, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRPLANE CONTROL WHILE ENTERING AN AREA OF TURBULENCE CAUSED BY WILD FIRES ON THE GROUND BENEATH HIS FLIGHT PATH.

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