# N973CQ: Cessna 177B, registration cancelled 1993-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17702408
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 18, 1992
- Last registry action: January 21, 1992
- Mode S code: AD8F0B
- Owner when cancelled: [Kinsell G Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINSELL%20G%20ROBERT)
- Location: [Remington, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Remington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7635° N, 87.1639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47977, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N973CQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=973CQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973CQ-1993-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 177B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b.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 CHI93FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA137), Apr 15, 1993: Cessna 177B (N973CQ), Rensselaer, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE FOG AND DRIZZLE, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S CONTINUING VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS.

## 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 19930414052439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930414052439A), Apr 14, 1993: Cessna 177B (N973CQ), Rensslaer, IN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control and descended into trees near airport. Fog and haze in area. Pilot had artery disease. Used quinine.

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