# N73382: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1977-09-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 1, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17267415
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1976
- Last registry action: April 16, 1977
- Mode S code: A9D9BB
- Owners when cancelled: [Colvin Ralph M Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLVIN%20RALPH%20M%20JR), [Colvin Sara Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLVIN%20SARA%20LEE), [Little D Clark Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LITTLE%20D%20CLARK%20JR), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Salem, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Salem)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0304° N, 123.0237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97303, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73382
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73382
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73382-1977-09-01

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 SEA77FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA040), Jun 8, 1977: Cessna 172 (N73382), Azalea, OR, destroyed, 2 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 19770608017499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770608017499A), Jun 8, 1977: Cessna 172M (N73382), Azalea, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Encountered clouds in mtn pass. Descending,unable to re-establish visual ref with gnd. Hit mtn.

## Other aircraft with N73382

- [Cancelled 1951-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73382-1951-01-09): North American AT-6C, S/N 88-11738. Owner: [Schlitters Richard James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHLITTERS%20RICHARD%20JAMES), [Grosse Pointe Park, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grosse%20Pointe%20Park)

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