# N80274: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1992-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17266489
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1983
- Last registry action: November 21, 1989
- Mode S code: AAECB5
- Owners when cancelled: [Cleverdon William T III DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEVERDON%20WILLIAM%20T%20III%20DBA), [United Flight Svc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20FLIGHT%20SVC)
- Location: [Watsonville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Watsonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9424° N, 121.7590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95076, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80274
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80274
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80274-1992-03-03

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 LAX92FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA043), Nov 10, 1991: Cessna 172M (N80274), Carmel Valley, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND DURING AN INTENTIONAL LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE PILOT BECOMING DISTRACTED WHILE…

## 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 19911110050089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911110050089A), Nov 10, 1991: Cessna 172M (N80274), Carmel Valley, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew past airport into canyon and rising terrain. Struck brush and ground in a turn. Too low to clear upslope.

## Other aircraft with N80274

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80274): Jackson Andrew W QUICKSILVER SPORT II, S/N 00749, built 1998
- [Cancelled 2004-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80274-2004-08-31): Parks Richard Alllen RV-6, S/N 23129, built 1995. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Parks Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKS%20RICHARD%20A), [Hunters, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Hunters)
- [Cancelled 1956-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80274-1956-02-21): Culver V, S/N V-193. Owner: [Morristown Airport Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORRISTOWN%20AIRPORT%20CORP), [Morristown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Morristown)

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