# N7709U: 1964 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17251709
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1964
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1990
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AA6CAD
- Owners when cancelled: [Crossland Kenneth A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROSSLAND%20KENNETH%20A), [Shoemaker Keith R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHOEMAKER%20KEITH%20R), [Nicholson Hal D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLSON%20HAL%20D)
- Location: [Canyon, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Canyon)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9471° N, 101.9007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79015, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7709U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7709U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7709U-2013-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 172E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e.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 FTW87FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA022), Nov 27, 1986: Cessna 172C (N7709U), Amarillo, TX, destroyed

## 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 19861127080181A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861127080181A), Nov 27, 1986: Cessna 172E (N7709U), Amarillo, TX, Destroyed. The aircraft was struck by the propeller of N5508J as it flew over same. The pilot failed to see the other aircraft

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