# N85HC: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1991-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 1991
- 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: 17264426
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 19, 1988
- Last registry action: July 25, 1991
- Mode S code: ABA5B1
- Owner when cancelled: [Pratt Leo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRATT%20LEO)
- Location: [Sabattus, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Sabattus)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.1168° N, 70.0626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04280, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85HC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85HC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85HC-1991-09-11

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 NYC91FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA188), Jul 24, 1991: Cessna 172M (N85HC), Phillips, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL AND LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE WING FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S MISUNDERSTANDING OF AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE, AND…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910724029799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724029799A), Jul 24, 1991: Cessna 172M (N85HC), Phillips, ME, Destroyed. Early lift off with 30 degrees flaps. Stayed behind power curve,stalled avoiding rising terrain. At gross weight.
- [Incident 19881211068239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881211068239I), Dec 11, 1988: Cessna 172M (N85HC), Gray, ME, Minor damage. Engine losing power and unable to correct. Landed in a field. Ice in fuel system blocked fuel line.

## Other aircraft with N85HC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85HC): Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1, S/N 1261, built 1959

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