# N975BC: 1997 Cessna 172R, registration cancelled 2012-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17280046
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 7, 1997
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1997
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: AD9654
- Owners when cancelled: [Western Michigan University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20MICHIGAN%20UNIVERSITY), [School Of Aviation Sciences](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHOOL%20OF%20AVIATION%20SCIENCES)
- Location: [Battle Creek, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Battle%20Creek)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2794° N, 85.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49015, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N975BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=975BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N975BC-2012-03-27

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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA092), Feb 13, 2001: Cessna 172R (N975BC), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control not maintained by the student pilot during the takeoff roll. Factors to the accident were the student pilot's lack of experience and the snowbank.
- [NTSB CHI00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA115), Apr 18, 2000: Cessna 172R (N975BC), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the misjudged landing flare, the student's lack of total…

## 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 20010213001839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010213001839A), Feb 13, 2001: Cessna 172R (N975BC), Battle Creek, MI, No damage. (-23)On 02-13-01 at 15:50Z (12.50) EST, a Cessna 172 associated with western Michigan university,Battle Creek, Michigan ran off the left side of the runway…
- [Accident 20000418036999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000418036999A), Apr 18, 2000: Cessna 172R (N975BC), Battle Creek, MI, No damage. (-23) On April 18, 2000 at 1418 EDT, a Cessna 172R, N975BC, operated by western Michigan university, collided with two runway signs and two runway lights…

## Other aircraft with N975BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N975BC): American Champion 8GCBC, S/N 584-2017, built 2017

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