# N903WA: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2017-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 2017
- 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: 17261334
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 18, 1973
- Certificate issued: March 10, 2005
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: AC7C46
- Owner when cancelled: [Cylinder Shop Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CYLINDER%20SHOP%20INC)
- Location: [Opa Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa%20Locka)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9080° N, 80.2575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33054, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N903WA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=903WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903WA-2017-02-22

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 ATL03LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA005), Oct 17, 2002: Cessna 172 (N903WA), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot' inadequate evaluation of weather information, and the selection of the wrong runway that resulted in an attempted takeoff with a tailwind and the subsequent loss of control during takeoff.

## 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 20021017027759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021017027759A), Oct 17, 2002: Cessna 172M (N903WA), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor bounced on landing, losing control of aircraft resulting in stall, aircraft came down hard, breaking off nose gear and slewing around damaging…

## Other aircraft with N903WA

- [Cancelled 1981-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903WA-1981-10-15): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10, S/N 46929. Owner: [Wilmington Trust Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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