# N6977H: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1996-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17265676
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1993
- Last registry action: December 2, 1993
- Mode S code: A9480C
- Owner when cancelled: [Appley Stephen N Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APPLEY%20STEPHEN%20N%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Walnut Creek, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Walnut%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8721° N, 122.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94595, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6977H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6977H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6977H-1996-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 CHI95LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA298), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna 172M (N6977H), Independence, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to perform the pre-takeoff checklist and set the elevator trim tab to the takeoff position.

## 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 19950826026049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826026049A), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna 172M (N6977H), Independence, MO, Destroyed. Nosed up into steep climb on takeoff. Stalled and near vertical impact. Trim tab set at full nose up position.

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