# N72655: 1976 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17267230
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 7, 1976
- Certificate issued: June 10, 1982
- Last registry action: April 11, 1994
- Mode S code: A9BCFB
- Owner when cancelled: [Avx Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVX%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5351° N, 122.3059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98108, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72655
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72655
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72655-2013-05-07

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 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 SEA82FYP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYP09), Jul 17, 1982: Cessna 172M (N72655), Wenatchee, WA, destroyed, 3 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 19820717029419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820717029419A), Jul 17, 1982: Cessna 172M (N72655), Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Unable to outclimb rising terrain when flying up a canyon at tree top level. Struck a ravine trying to turn.

## Other aircraft with N72655

- [Cancelled 1968-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72655-1968-09-13): Cessna 140, S/N 9831. Owner: [Schultz Harold](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHULTZ%20HAROLD), [Monroe, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Monroe)

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