# N65906: 1982 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2003-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17275918
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 1, 1982
- Certificate issued: December 12, 2000
- Last registry action: December 12, 2000
- Mode S code: A8B0A0
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Florida Air Maintenance Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20FLORIDA%20AIR%20MAINTENANCE%20INC)
- Location: [Sanford, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sanford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.7521° N, 81.2463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32773, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65906
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65906
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65906-2003-07-16

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 MIA03FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA043), Jan 18, 2003: Cessna 172P (N65906), Edgewater, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inflight loss of control and the pilot's failure to recover from the resultant dive for unknown reasons which resulted in flight beyond the design stress limits of the airplane and…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20030118007039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030118007039A), Jan 18, 2003: Cessna 172P (N65906), Edgewater, FL, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (-23) On January 18, 2003, at 1733Z, aircraft N65906, a 1982, CE-172P, spiraled and crashed on an island in the intercoastal waterway near Edgewater, Florida…
- [Incident 19900916049479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900916049479I), Sep 16, 1990: Cessna 172P (N65906), Wahiawa, HI, Minor damage. Hard landing. Propoised and elected to go-around. Landed safely. Found nose wheel and propeller damage.
- [Incident 19880316018499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880316018499I), Mar 16, 1988: Cessna 172P (N65906), Lihue, HI. Became lost flying over the ocean. Requested help. Coast guard C130 directed him to land. Faulty VOR equipment.

## Other aircraft with N65906

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65906): Ppcruiser CRUISER II, S/N A003PPC, built 2007
- [Cancelled 1971-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65906-1971-02-03): Waco UPF-7, S/N 5573. Owner: [Mccord Aero Svc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCORD%20AERO%20SVC), [Gastonia, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Gastonia)

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