# N70080: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1996-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17267190
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1989
- Last registry action: November 15, 1995
- Mode S code: A95817
- Owner when cancelled: [Rutland Area Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUTLAND%20AREA%20FLYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Rutland, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Rutland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6097° N, 72.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutland, VT, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70080
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70080-1996-01-22

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 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 BFO96FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96FA007), Oct 12, 1995: Cessna 172M (N70080), Norwich, VT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), during a low altitude operation. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## 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 19951012032909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951012032909A), Oct 12, 1995: Cessna 172M (N70080), Norwich, VT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Photo flight a low altitude. Indicates carb icing caused power reduction. Crashed into trees on rising terrain.

## Other aircraft with N70080

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70080): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15, S/N F7-1059, built 1998
- [Cancelled 1956-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70080-1956-02-20): Timm N2T-1, S/N 213. Owner: [Civil Air Patrol Kalamazoo Squadron](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20KALAMAZOO%20SQUADRON), [Galesburg, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Galesburg)

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