# N7251G: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1980-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17258951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1976
- Mode S code: A9B8A1
- Owner when cancelled: [Crofoot Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROFOOT%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7251G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7251G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7251G-1980-12-31

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 172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k.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 OAK77FXQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ28), Jul 21, 1977: Cessna 172 (N7251G), Reno, NV, destroyed

## 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 19770721020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770721020959A), Jul 21, 1977: Cessna 172K (N7251G), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Night descent to pattern alt,acft struck crest of ridge. Plt rptd downdraft.

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