# N7253M: Cessna 175, registration cancelled 1986-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 1986
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 55553
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1978
- Mode S code: A9B8EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Bates K L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BATES%20K%20L)
- Location: [Topeka, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Topeka)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7253M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7253M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7253M-1986-01-02

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 175: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175.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 MKC80FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA017), Dec 23, 1979: Cessna 175 (N7253M), Shawnee, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19791223042879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791223042879A), Dec 23, 1979: Cessna 175 (N7253M), Shawnee, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost and disoriented with approaching darkness and deteriorating weather, entered clouds. Lost control.

## Other aircraft with N7253M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7253M): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15, S/N F7-1076, built 1999

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