# N7233A: 1956 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2025-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 29333
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 30, 2025
- Last registry action: April 30, 2025
- Mode S code: A9B173
- Owner when cancelled: [Akins Ellis Ray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AKINS%20ELLIS%20RAY)
- Location: [Cocoa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Cocoa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.4638° N, 80.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32927, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7233A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7233A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7233A-2025-08-01

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20191017021979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191017021979I), Oct 17, 2019: Cessna 172 (N7233A), Melbourne, FL, No damage. On October 17, 2019 a student pilot with approx. 29 flight hours departed Melbourne airport (kmlb) at 1830 for his first cross country solo flight. He took off…

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