# N961MC: 2004 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2013-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S9617
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 2004
- Last registry action: November 7, 2012
- Mode S code: AD60F3
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7030° N, 80.2986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33143, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N961MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=961MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N961MC-2013-08-29

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 ERA12CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA419), Jun 26, 2012: Cessna 172S (N961MC), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to conduct takeoffs…

## 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 20120626012759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120626012759A), Jun 26, 2012: Cessna 172S (N961MC), West Palm Beach, FL, Destroyed. Cessna N961MC, a CE-172S serial number 172S9617, was at north Palm Beach county general aviation airport (KF45) on June 26, 2012 at about 1630 hours local…

## Other aircraft with N961MC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N961MC): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 2079, built 2020

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