# N75908: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2004-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17268032
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, forest
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1995
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1998
- Last registry action: June 15, 2004
- Mode S code: AA3DF1
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerial Messages Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20MESSAGES%20INC)
- Location: [Port Orange, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Orange)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1085° N, 80.9757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32127, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75908
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=75908
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75908-2004-08-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2002FA0000542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000542), Apr 26, 2002: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. LEFT AILERON DIRECT CONTROL CABLE SEPARATED IN FLIGHT RESULTING IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE CABLE P/N 0510105-224 WAS VERY BADLY RUSTED AT THE POINT OF FAILURE LOC

## 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 MIA02FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA066), Mar 6, 2002: Cessna 172N (N75908), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane by comapny maintenance personnel which resulted in corrosion in an aileron control cable going undetected, failure of the aileron control cable, and…

## 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 20020306005269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020306005269A), Mar 6, 2002: Cessna 172N (N75908), Bunnell, FL, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft had just completed a banner tow operation. There were two pilots on board, the pilot in the right seat was receiving instruction on banner tower…

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