# N73356: 1976 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2018-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 2018
- 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: 17267397
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 1976
- Certificate issued: February 26, 1999
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A9D956
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern Airmotive Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20AIRMOTIVE%20INC)
- Location: [Texico, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Texico)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5600° N, 103.0777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88135, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73356
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73356
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73356-2018-01-26

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 FTW96LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA152), Mar 22, 1996: Cessna 172M (N73356), Fredericksburg, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach and go-around, which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with the ground. Factors relating to the accident were: the…

## 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 19960322004959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960322004959A), Mar 22, 1996: Cessna 172M (N73356), Fredricksburg, TX, Destroyed. Low and slow on final then began go around wings rocking. Stalled. Impacted runway and burned.

## Other aircraft with N73356

- [Cancelled 1955-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73356-1955-10-12): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 6250. Owner: [Mees Ray H & Gaylord Flynn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEES%20RAY%20H%20%26%20GAYLORD%20FLYNN), [Frankfort, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Frankfort)

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