# N904DS: Cessna 177B, registration cancelled 2000-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17702490
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 22, 1997
- Last registry action: October 6, 1999
- Mode S code: AC7E64
- Owners when cancelled: [Kaskel Richard W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KASKEL%20RICHARD%20W), [Wall Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALL%20CHARLES%20E)
- Location: [Evansville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Evansville)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9244° N, 87.6502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47712, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N904DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=904DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N904DS-2000-03-22

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 177B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b.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 IAD98LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA055), May 8, 1998: Cessna 177B (N904DS), Prattsville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and the inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Uneven terrain in the…

## 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 19980508008619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980508008619A), May 8, 1998: Cessna 177B (N904DS), Prattsville, OH, Substantial damage. Lost power enroute. Nosed over landing on a slope. No evidence of fuel at scene. Failed to visually check fuel.. (.4) two pilots departed without visually…

## Other aircraft with N904DS

- [Cancelled 2023-11-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N904DS-2023-11-16): Gulfstream Aerospace GVI (G650ER), S/N 6367, built 2019. Exported to Isle Of Man. Owner: [Dswa LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DSWA%20LLC), [Dulles, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Dulles)

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