# N73606: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1980-02-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 21, 1980
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17267575
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1976
- Mode S code: A9E3CC
- Owner when cancelled: [Sottile Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOTTILE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Monroe, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Monroe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73606
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73606
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73606-1980-02-21

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 CHI78FEC49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC49), Aug 26, 1978: Cessna 172M (N73606), South Rockwood, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19780826024229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826024229A), Aug 26, 1978: Cessna 172D (N73606), South Rockwood, MI, Substantial damage. Intentionally flew short traffic pattern.

## Other aircraft with N73606

- [Cancelled 1955-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73606-1955-08-08): Fairchild M-62A-3, S/N FV 666. Owner: [Jack W Southwick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACK%20W%20SOUTHWICK), [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)

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