# N84653: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1998-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17258563
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1991
- Last registry action: September 17, 1997
- Mode S code: AB9946
- Owner when cancelled: [Hughes Gerald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20GERALD%20W)
- Location: Nassau, Burkina Faso
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84653
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=84653
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84653-1998-01-08

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 172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k.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 MIA97WA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA220), Jul 28, 1997: Cessna 172K (N84653), Normans Cay, Bahamas, destroyed, 1 fatal

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