# N73297: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2024-11-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 30, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 17267353
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 1976
- Last registry action: February 27, 2024
- Mode S code: A9D62C
- Location: [Waynesboro, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Waynesboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0998° N, 78.8805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22980, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73297
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73297-2024-11-30

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 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 NYC79FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA059), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 172M (N73297), Griswold, CT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19990422017539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990422017539I), Apr 22, 1999: Cessna 172M (N73297), South Charlesto, WV, Minor damage. IEA091999005. After touchdown during supervised solo landing practice, aircraft veered left, went off side of 24 foot wide runway into grass and struck…
- [Accident 19790714035539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714035539A), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 172M (N73297), Griswold, CT, Substantial damage. Flaps inoperative. Flap extender wire cut. Pilot touched down halfway down runway on landing. Overshot.

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