# N816KS: 2000 Cessna 172R, registration cancelled 2014-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17280911
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 2000
- Certificate issued: August 3, 2000
- Last registry action: January 12, 2012
- Mode S code: AB2098
- Owner when cancelled: [Kansas State University Salina](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KANSAS%20STATE%20UNIVERSITY%20SALINA)
- Location: [Salina, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Salina)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8318° N, 97.6546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67401, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N816KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=816KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816KS-2014-07-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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 CEN14CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA152), Feb 13, 2014: Cessna 172R (N816KS), Ellsworth, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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 20140213001359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140213001359A), Feb 13, 2014: Cessna 172R (N816KS), Ellsworth, KS, Destroyed. Aircraft control was lost during the after landing roll. The left main gear caught a plowed snow ridge on the west (left) edge of the runway. This further…

## Other aircraft with N816KS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N816KS): Textron 172S, S/N 172S13394, built 2025

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