# N9517B: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1990-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 1990
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0848
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1990
- Last registry action: August 22, 1990
- Mode S code: AD3BAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Bortel Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20BORTEL%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6576° N, 97.0881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76018, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9517B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9517B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9517B-1990-11-29

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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19830517031369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830517031369I), May 17, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N9517B), North Bend, OR, Minor damage. Aircraft had a bird strike the right wing while in level cruise flight.

## Other aircraft with N9517B

- [Cancelled 1957-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9517B-1957-03-19): Cessna 180A, S/N 32814. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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