# N957TA: 2002 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2018-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S9057
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 2002
- Certificate issued: January 22, 2014
- Last registry action: August 22, 2016
- Mode S code: AD5052
- Owner when cancelled: [S & G Sky LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/S%20%26%20G%20SKY%20LLC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0953° N, 115.3717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89135, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N957TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=957TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N957TA-2018-01-18

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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 WPR17LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA176), Jul 31, 2017: Cessna 172S (N957TA), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of the loose right magneto, which allowed oil to escape and the engine to seize. Contributing to the accident was inadequate…

## 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 20170731010209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170731010209A), Jul 31, 2017: Cessna 172S (N957TA), West Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Engine had a catastrophic failure during descent to Boeing field when the crank shaft completely seprated at approximately its midpoint. Instructor pilot…
- [Incident 20120306003149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120306003149I), Mar 6, 2012: Cessna 172S (N957TA), Philip, SD, Minor damage. On March 6, 2012, a student pilot flew N957TA, a CE-172-S, on a cross country flight from pierre, SD to Philip, SD. The pilot was coming in for a touch and go…

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