# N9578V: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1991-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17264380
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1981
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AD522C
- Owners when cancelled: [Meeusen Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEEUSEN%20RICHARD%20A), [Meeusen David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEEUSEN%20DAVID%20L)
- Location: [Waukesha, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waukesha)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0222° N, 88.2047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53186, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9578V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9578V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9578V-1991-03-27

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (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 CHI89DEP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP02), Mar 27, 1989: Cessna 172M (N9578V), West Bend, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE CABLE. UNSUITABLE (SOFT) TERRAIN AND TRANSMISSION WIRES IN THE LANDING AREA WERE CONSIDERED TO BE FACTORS.
- [NTSB CHI77FEI26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI26), May 14, 1977: Cessna 172 (N9578V), Jewett, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19890327004779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890327004779A), Mar 27, 1989: Cessna 172M (N9578V), West Bend, WI, Substantial damage. Engine failed to respond on final. Collided with wires during forced landing. Throttle housing not secured.
- [Accident 19770514011159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770514011159A), May 14, 1977: Cessna 172M (N9578V), Jewett, OH, Substantial damage

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