# N65988: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1992-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 1992
- 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: 17275939
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1987
- Last registry action: July 25, 1990
- Mode S code: A8B1BA
- Owner when cancelled: [I S O Aero Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/I%20S%20O%20AERO%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Kinston, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Kinston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2393° N, 77.5272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28501, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65988
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65988
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65988-1992-08-21

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 ATL92FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA053), Mar 2, 1992: Cessna 172P (N65988), N Topsail Beach, NC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. FACTORS WERE: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO…

## 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 19920302004829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920302004829A), Mar 2, 1992: Cessna 172P (N65988), North Topsail B, NC, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Over gross weight. Drifted off runway alignment on takeoff. Nose high climb barely cleared obstacles. Stalled.

## Other aircraft with N65988

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65988): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281513, built 2005
- [Cancelled 1970-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65988-1970-10-22): Boeing A75N1, S/N 756422. Owner: [Champion E O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMPION%20E%20O)

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