# N803BW: 1999 Cessna 172R, registration cancelled 2018-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 2018
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17280773
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1999
- Certificate issued: November 15, 2012
- Last registry action: August 10, 2015
- Mode S code: AAED30
- Owner when cancelled: [Bridgewater State University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRIDGEWATER%20STATE%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [Bridgewater, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Bridgewater)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9901° N, 70.9624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02325, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803BW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=803BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803BW-2018-08-02

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 172R: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2017FA0000083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2017FA0000083), Feb 10, 2017: JOURNAL. BROKEN. ENGINE SEIZED DURING GROUND RUN-UP BEFORE A NORMAL FLIGHT. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT NR 2 ROD JOURNAL. ENGINE HAD 626.7 HOURS SMOH. NO EVIDENCE O

## 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 GAA18CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA199), Mar 29, 2018: Cessna 172 (N803BW), New Bedford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.

## 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 20180329000139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180329000139A), Mar 29, 2018: Cessna 172R (N803BW), New Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. On March 29, 2018, at about 0945 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172R single-engine airplane, N803BW, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing on…

## Other aircraft with N803BW

- [Cancelled 2005-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803BW-2005-11-01): Wente Robert O KITFOX III, S/N 803, built 1992. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Wente Robert O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WENTE%20ROBERT%20O), [Summerville, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Summerville)

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