# N97306: 1984 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2008-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17276175
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1984
- Certificate issued: April 27, 2005
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: AD9141
- Owner when cancelled: [Tower 20 Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOWER%2020%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0111° N, 118.4722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90405, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97306
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97306
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97306-2008-07-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 LAX06CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA281), Sep 1, 2006: Cessna 172P (N97306), Spanish Springs, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to initiate a timely go-around and to attain an adequate climb rate. Factors in the accident were the high density altitude and the likely quartering tail wind that may have…

## 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 20060831018539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060831018539A), Aug 31, 2006: Cessna 172P (N97306), Spanish Springs, NV, Destroyed. (-23) While attempting to land at N86, the pilot [privacy data omitted] determined during the flare to landing, with full flaps, that he should execute a…

## Other aircraft with N97306

- [Cancelled 1971-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97306-1971-03-02): Stinson 108, S/N 108-306, built 1946. Owner: [Hoffa Leroy J And Erna D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOFFA%20LEROY%20J%20AND%20ERNA%20D), [Buhl, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Buhl)

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