# N88EP: 1986 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2019-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17276538
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 7, 1986
- Certificate issued: December 11, 2003
- Last registry action: August 14, 2015
- Mode S code: AC1BEE
- Owner when cancelled: [Ari Ben Aviator Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARI%20BEN%20AVIATOR%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Pierce, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Pierce)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.5033° N, 80.3605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34946, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88EP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88EP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88EP-2019-05-06

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA11CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA284), May 3, 2011: Cessna 172P (N88EP), Stuart, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA10CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA213), Feb 23, 2010: Cessna 172P (N88EP), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20110503008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110503008549A), May 3, 2011: Cessna 172P (N88EP), Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot training in question. Investigation as to whether they are trained how to decide whether to put in on the go around or go around. Pilot, on landing lost…
- [Incident 20100223004899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100223004899I), Feb 23, 2010: Cessna 172P (N88EP), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Counseling by CFI [privacy data omitted] CFI61.87(b) and 61.87(d) recorded by insp. Meadows and brady. Student performed hard landing damaging the nose gear…
- [Incident 20090915050481I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090915050481I), Sep 15, 2009: Cessna 172P (N88EP), Stuart, FL, Minor damage. Student pilot was taxing a Cessna 172 on the Stuart jet center ramp after completing a solo x-country from fpr to sua. The 172'S right wing tip contacted the…

## Other aircraft with N88EP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88EP): Eric Neil Paton RANS S-21, S/N 12230367, built 2025

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