# N72CM: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2025-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 2025
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17266517
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 7, 1976
- Certificate issued: December 2, 2023
- Last registry action: December 2, 2023
- Mode S code: A9A171
- Owner when cancelled: [Madru Lesa J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MADRU%20LESA%20J)
- Location: [Hernando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hernando)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.9210° N, 82.3825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34442, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72CM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72CM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72CM-2025-01-22

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 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 ERA24LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA270), Jun 20, 2024: Cessna 172 (N72CM), Hernando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent throttle input during landing which resulted in a runway overrun.

## 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 20240620008429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240620008429A), Jun 20, 2024: Cessna 172M (N72CM), Hernando, FL, Substantial damage. On June 20 2024 at approximately 1600 EST. During touchdown pilot went to adjust flaps but manipulated the throttle inadverently, causing the aircraft to go…

## Other aircraft with N72CM

- [Cancelled 2003-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72CM-2003-05-13): Massey Calvin L CHRISTEN EAGLE II, S/N MASSEY-0001. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Massey Calvin L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASSEY%20CALVIN%20L%20JR), [Park City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Park%20City)

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