# N80542: 1976 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- 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: 17266646
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 6, 1976
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1988
- Last registry action: October 5, 1991
- Mode S code: AAF76F
- Owner when cancelled: [Barber Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARBER%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Mobile, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Mobile)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6819° N, 88.2997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36608, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80542
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80542
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80542-2013-05-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MIA89FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA109), Mar 17, 1989: Cessna 172M (N80542), Pascagoula, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, WEATHER CONDITIONS, PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TIME,…

## 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 19890316004069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890316004069A), Mar 16, 1989: Cessna 172M (N80542), Pascagoula, MS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck trees off end of runway at night in low ceiling and dense fog. Low time VFR pilot. No record weather check.

## Other aircraft with N80542

- [Cancelled 1949-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80542-1949-06-08): Globe GC-1A, S/N 45, built 1946. Owner: [Skylane Sale & Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYLANE%20SALE%20%26%20SERVICE%20INC), [Staten Island, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Staten%20Island)

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