# N7985U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1978-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17251985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1974
- Mode S code: AAD8D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Liston Merrill G Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LISTON%20MERRILL%20G%20INC)
- Location: [Pleasant Grove, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Pleasant%20Grove)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7985U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7985U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7985U-1978-01-18

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 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 DEN77FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA054), Aug 17, 1977: Cessna 172 (N7985U), Nsalina, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19770817035729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770817035729A), Aug 17, 1977: Cessna 172F (N7985U), Nsalina, UT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilots total time estimated no breakdown of timeavailable

## Other aircraft with N7985U

- [Cancelled 2020-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7985U-2020-02-28): Blade CHROMA, S/N HHC14617. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Indiana Uas Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDIANA%20UAS%20SERVICES), [Greenfield, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Greenfield)

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