# N80981: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1999-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1999
- 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: 17266824
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 23, 1984
- Last registry action: March 16, 1999
- Mode S code: AB06D6
- Owners when cancelled: [Howar Beth G DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWAR%20BETH%20G%20DBA), [Above All Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABOVE%20ALL%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Goleta, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Goleta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4795° N, 120.0841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93117, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80981-1999-05-05

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 LAX90LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA289), Aug 16, 1990: Cessna 172M (N80981), Goleta, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 19900816033199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900816033199A), Aug 16, 1990: Cessna 172M (N80981), Goleta, CA, Destroyed. Engine lost oil pressure and seized. Ditched in ocean. Not recovered.

## Other aircraft with N80981

- [Cancelled 2013-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80981-2013-10-31): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-485. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Charles O Johnson Construction Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20O%20JOHNSON%20CONSTRUCTION%20INC), [Shady Shores, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Shady%20Shores)
- [Cancelled 1953-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80981-1953-10-26): Globe GC-1B, S/N 1174. Owner: [Flagg Bracket And Durgin Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLAGG%20BRACKET%20AND%20DURGIN%20INC), [Boston, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Boston)

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