# N80946: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1976-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172-66814
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AB064F
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcelroy Aircraft Salvage DBA Lynn Mcelroy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCELROY%20AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE%20DBA%20LYNN%20MCELROY)
- Location: [Shelbyville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Shelbyville)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80946
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80946
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80946-1976-12-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI76AC066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC066), May 31, 1976: Cessna 172M (N80946), Shelbyville, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19760531032369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531032369A), May 31, 1976: Cessna 172D (N80946), Shelbyville, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt was unaware of detr wx & had to descend to maintain visual contact w airport.

## Other aircraft with N80946

- [Cancelled 2011-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80946-2011-12-12): Hawker Beechcraft B300, S/N FL-746, built 2011. Exported to France. Owner: [Sun Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 2005-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80946-2005-10-03): Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30, S/N 47834. Exported to Peru. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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