# N80068: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2017-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 17266346
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 6, 1976
- Last registry action: July 9, 1977
- Mode S code: AAE528
- Owner when cancelled: [R D Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20D%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Lockport, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lockport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5930° N, 88.0516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60441, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80068
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80068-2017-02-04

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 CHI77FEE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE33), Jul 16, 1977: Cessna 172M (N80068), Lockport, IL, destroyed

## 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 19770716033942A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770716033942A), Jul 16, 1977: Cessna 172M (N80068), Lockport, IL, Destroyed. Plane hit in the rear on landing roll.

## Other aircraft with N80068

- [Cancelled 1952-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80068-1952-01-18): Culver V, S/N V-109, built 1946. Owner: [Hebert James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEBERT%20JAMES%20H)

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