# N77AF: 1997 Cessna 172R, registration cancelled 2023-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17280071
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1997
- Certificate issued: November 29, 2005
- Last registry action: June 16, 2023
- Mode S code: AA66B4
- Owner when cancelled: [Ameriflyers Of Texas Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERIFLYERS%20OF%20TEXAS%20INC)
- Location: [Addison, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Addison)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9600° N, 96.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75001, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77AF-2023-08-12

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 172R: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 2009FA0000642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2009FA0000642), Jul 19, 2009: THROTTLE CABLE. DAMAGED. LOSS OF ENG PWR OCCURRED DURING FLIGHT. NO ACCIDENT, NO INJURIES. IT WAS DETERMINED THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM ROD END AT THE FUEL CONTROLLER. JAM
- [SDR 98ZZZX3019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3019), Jul 23, 1998: PUMP. LEAK. DURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, NOTED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM PUMP DRAIN TUBE. OPERATION OF THE PUMP RESULTED IN A STEADY FLOW OF FUEL FROM THE DRAIN. A CHECK OF SI

## 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 CEN09IA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA456), Jul 19, 2009: Cessna 172R (N77AF), West Chicago, IL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the detachment of the throttle control cable from the throttle assembly during a landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a redundant means…

## Other aircraft with N77AF

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77AF-undated): Curtiss Wright C-46F, S/N 22576. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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