# N7172B: 1991 Gelasi John J AIRCAMPER, registration cancelled 2002-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gelasi John J AIRCAMPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/gelasi-john-j-aircamper) (registry code 704031Q)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1188
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 6, 1991
- Certificate issued: November 27, 1990
- Last registry action: November 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A998AE
- Owner when cancelled: [Gelasi John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GELASI%20JOHN%20J)
- Location: [Crystal Lake, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Crystal%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2726° N, 88.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60012, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7172B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7172B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7172B-2002-01-11

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 Gelasi John J AIRCAMPER: https://openairdocs.org/model/gelasi-john-j-aircamper.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 CHI01LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA313), Sep 3, 2001: Gelasi Aircamper (N7172B), Bloomfield, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control not possible due to the inadvertent control interference by the front seat passenger. Factors to the accident were the restricted control stick movement and the encountered stall.

## 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 20010903026519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903026519A), Sep 3, 2001: Amtr AIRCAMPER (N7172B), Genoa City, WI, No damage. (-23) On September 3, 2001 at 1410 CDT, a pietenpol Aircamper, N7172B, operated by john j. gelasi impacted the terrain shortly after takeoff from runway 27, at…
- [Incident 19950728028899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950728028899I), Jul 28, 1995: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER (N7172B), Mchenry, IL. Auto engine carb iced up. Loost power. No carb heat. Replaced engine with an aircraft engine with carb heat.
- [Incident 19910704035809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910704035809I), Jul 4, 1991: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER (N7172B), Harvard, IL, Minor damage. While on fast ground testing,test pilot took off to avoid fence. Aircraft settled damaging gear and propeller.

## Other aircraft with N7172B

- [Cancelled 2018-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7172B-2018-01-23): Robinson Helicopter R44, S/N 1434, built 2004. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cambridge Colorspace Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMBRIDGE%20COLORSPACE%20INC), [Everett, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Everett)
- [Cancelled 1957-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7172B-1957-05-02): Piper PA-18, S/N 185202

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