# N972RA: 1998 Cessna 172R, registration cancelled 2003-07-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 22, 2003
- Exported to: Portugal
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17280412
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 10, 1998
- Last registry action: July 21, 2003
- Mode S code: AD8C8B
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N972RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=972RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N972RA-2003-07-22

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 172R: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 0605023221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0605023221), May 7, 2002: CIRCUIT BREAKER. FAILED. THE OVERVOLTAGE SENSOR ACTIVATED, CLAMPING THE ACU POWER SUPPLY TO GROUND. THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER FAILED TO TRIP. THIS RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT ELECTRICA

## Other aircraft with N972RA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N972RA): Randall Perkins LANCAIR MAKO, S/N NLA-450-1003

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