# N7873U: 1964 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2003-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- 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: 17251873
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 1964
- Certificate issued: February 21, 1991
- Last registry action: February 18, 2003
- Mode S code: AAAD5B
- Owners when cancelled: [Rieck Francine B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIECK%20FRANCINE%20B), [Barney Ken E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNEY%20KEN%20E)
- Location: [Lehi, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Lehi)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4116° N, 111.8743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84043, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7873U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7873U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7873U-2003-04-14

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 DEN02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA053), Jun 12, 2002: Cessna 172F (N7873U), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20020611015749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020611015749A), Jun 11, 2002: Cessna 172F (N7873U), Southjordan, UT, No damage. (-23) While returning from hurricane, UT, the aircraft ran out of fuel enroute to salt lake city airport #2. (U42). Landing was made in a plowed field, with…
- [Incident 19910313064739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910313064739I), Mar 13, 1991: Cessna 172F (N7873U), Dugway Proving, UT, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Propeller struck the runway.
- [Incident 19810625056859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810625056859I), Jun 25, 1981: Cessna 172F (N7873U), Meeker, CO, Minor damage. Za on climbout fuel selector broke changing tanks. Found fuel selector valve ball worn and galled.
- [Incident 19810609039859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810609039859I), Jun 9, 1981: Cessna 172F (N7873U), Rifle, CO, Minor damage. Zd student pilot allowed aircraft to veer off runway during touch and go landing in calm wind and struck post.

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