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N97LP

Cancelled 2013
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Deregistered aircraft · 1980 Cessna 172P · Lycoming 0-320 series

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Cancelled
February 5, 2013
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
17274398
Year built
1980
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal, utility
Airworthiness date
November 13, 1980
Certificate issued
May 25, 1988
Last registry action
April 14, 2011
Mode S code
AD8254
Owner when cancelled
United States Air Force Aero Club
Location
Usaf Academy, CO
Owner type
Government
Airframe modelCessna 172PTCDS 3A12 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesTCDS E-274 · Reciprocating

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N97LP and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB CEN12CA200Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportColorado Springs, COThe pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose over.Mar 24, 2012 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N97LP and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20120324005129ATakeoff: Rotation · United States A, COOn departure from runway 34R with a reported crosswind, the pilot could not maintain flight after takeoff rotation. Pilot attempted to gain more airspeed with nose down input. Aircraft contacted the ground in the grass area ajacent to runway 34R. Pilot…Mar 24, 2012 · Destroyed

Service difficulty reports · 6

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

SDR 2011FA0000000Condenser · shortedENGINE WILL ROTATE WITH STARTER BUT WILL NOT START. ACFT ENGINE REPLACED WITH ENGINE IAW STC SA-703-GL, ENGINE O/H WITH NEW MAGNETO'S AND HAS NOW ACCUMULATED 32.7 HS. FOUND THE LT MAGNETO CONDENSOR FAILED. THIS ENGINE MODIFIED BY STC TO START ON LT MAGNETO Jan 3, 2011 · N97LP · Cessna 172P · Magneto/DistributorSDR 2010FA0000018Connector · burnedLANDING & TAXI LIGHTS INOP ON PRE-FLIGHT. FOUND COWLING CONNECTOR ASSY, COMPRISING PN S1637-3 & -4, PLUS POWER WIRE AND CONNECTOR PINS BURNED AND CONNECTOR MELTED. REPLACED CONNECTOR AND REMOVED BURNED POWER WIRE. OPS CHECK SAT. THIS CONDITION IS CAUSED BYJan 13, 2010 · N97LP · Cessna 172P · Light System WiringSDR 053006Drive Assy · failedON ENGINE START, STARTER DRIVE DID NOT DISENGAGE AND THE DRIVE GEARS SHEARED OFF, DAMAGING THE ENGINE RING GEAR. THE PILOT DID NOT DETECT THE FAILURE UNTIL LANDING AND TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE.Nov 2, 2005 · N97LP · Cessna 172P · Engine StarterSDR 97ZZZX5127Disc · overheatedUPON INSTALLATION OF NEW CLEVELAND BRAKE DISC AND LININGS ON RT MAIN WHEEL, ACFT WAS TAXIED FOR RUN-UP AND LOUD SQUEELING EMITTED FROM RT BRAKE. PAINT ON DISC DAMAGED LININGS AND CAUSED OVERHEATING. REMOVED PAINT FROM DISC WHERE PADS RIDE, INSTALLED NEW LINIOct 21, 1997 · N97LP · Cessna 172P · BrakeSDR 97ZZZX455Tube · meltedDURING A 100 HOUR INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THAT THE TWO WIRES FOR THE PITOT HEAT HAD CONTACTED AND MELTED 90 PERCENT OF THE WAY THROUGH THE PITOT POLYETHYLENE TUBE. MELTING OCCURRED ONE INCH ABOVE TUBE NUT ON TOP OF PITOT TUBE BODY. RECOMMENDATION: ROUTE WIRENov 14, 1996 · N97LP · Cessna 172P · Pitot/Static SystemSDR 96ZZZX1783Tachometer · sticksINSTALLED NEW MITCHELL TACHOMETER IN AIRCRAFT. NEXT MORNING, TACHOMETER WAS STICKING UNTIL A SHORT WARM-UP. THREE FLIGHTS LATER, STRIKING RECURRED. AT 21.1 TACHOMETER HOURS, STICKING OCCURRED AGAIN ALONG WITH ERRATIC READINGS. REPLACED MITCHELL TACHOMETER Jan 12, 1996 · N97LP · Cessna 172P · Engine RPM Indicating System