# N8977V: 1974 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17264333
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 2, 1974
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1982
- Last registry action: December 24, 1988
- Mode S code: AC62B6
- Owner when cancelled: [Long Helen K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20HELEN%20K)
- Location: [Thomasville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Thomasville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.7656° N, 84.0432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31792, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8977V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8977V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8977V-2013-05-17

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 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 ATL83FLA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FLA01), Oct 31, 1982: Cessna 172M (N8977V), 9nm Nw Quitman, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19821031055879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821031055879A), Oct 31, 1982: Cessna 172M (N8977V), Quitman, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck powerline on low altitude flight. Possible fuel exhaustion and wire strike attempting to land in a field.

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