# N74WC: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2011-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 17262555
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1973
- Certificate issued: March 18, 2004
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A9F228
- Owner when cancelled: [Skycrafters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYCRAFTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Blountville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Blountville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5246° N, 82.3656° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37617, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74WC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74WC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74WC-2011-06-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 NYC08CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA191), May 22, 2008: Cessna 172M (N74WC), Chuckey, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was his failure to abort the takeoff.

## 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 20080522836069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080522836069A), May 22, 2008: Cessna 172M (N74WC), Chuckey, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On takeoff from Hensley Airpark (private airfield), a paved 3000 foot runway in Chuckey, Tennessee and with a crosswind of 9 to 11 knots reported, pilot…

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