# N7CF: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17265261
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1975
- Certificate issued: May 20, 2013
- Last registry action: July 26, 2016
- Mode S code: A95014
- Owner when cancelled: [Rygwall Chad J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RYGWALL%20CHAD%20J)
- Location: [Princeton, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Princeton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5749° N, 93.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55371, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7CF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7CF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7CF-2019-09-06

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 CEN18FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA011), Oct 13, 2017: Cessna 172M (N7CF), Ramsey, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly along the river at a low altitude contrary to applicable regulations and safety of flight considerations which resulted in the impact with the power lines. Contributing to…

## 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 20171013014639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171013014639A), Oct 13, 2017: Cessna 172M (N7CF), Ramsey, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot and his wife departed on a local flight from princeton municipal airport (kpnm), Minnesota. Pilot was flying up the Mississippi river at a low altitude…

## Other aircraft with N7CF

- [Cancelled 1990-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7CF-1990-02-14): Bell 206B, S/N 3059. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1976-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7CF-1976-03-22): Cessna T337G, S/N P3370041. Owner: [Carefree Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAREFREE%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Carefree, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Carefree)

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