# N7982X: Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 1971-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17248482
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 21, 1970
- Mode S code: AAD871
- Owner when cancelled: [Smithwick Charles M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITHWICK%20CHARLES%20M)
- Location: [Grifton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Grifton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7982X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7982X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7982X-1971-10-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 172B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b.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 MKC72AK018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK018), Aug 30, 1971: Cessna 172B (N7982X), Forbes, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal

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