# N97LP: 1980 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2013-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17274398
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE%20AERO%20CLUB)
- Location: [Usaf Academy, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Usaf%20Academy)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0001° N, 104.8645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80840, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97LP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97LP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97LP-2013-02-05

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

## Service difficulty reports (6)

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

- [SDR 2011FA0000000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011FA0000000), Jan 3, 2011: CONDENSER. SHORTED. ENGINE 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
- [SDR 2010FA0000018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000018), Jan 13, 2010: CONNECTOR. BURNED. LANDING & TAXI LIGHTS INOP ON PRE-FLIGHT. FOUND COWLING CONNECTOR ASSY, COMPRISING PN S1637-3 & -4, PLUS POWER WIRE AND CONNECTOR PINS BURNED AND CONNECTOR MELT
- [SDR 053006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/053006), Nov 2, 2005: DRIVE ASSY. FAILED. ON 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 LAND
- [SDR 97ZZZX5127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5127), Oct 21, 1997: DISC. OVERHEATED. UPON 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 D
- [SDR 97ZZZX455](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX455), Nov 14, 1996: TUBE. MELTED. DURING 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 TUB
- [SDR 96ZZZX1783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1783), Jan 12, 1996: TACHOMETER. STICKS. INSTALLED NEW MITCHELL TACHOMETER IN AIRCRAFT. NEXT MORNING, TACHOMETER WAS STICKING UNTIL A SHORT WARM-UP. THREE FLIGHTS LATER, STRIKING RECURRED. AT 21.1 TACH

## 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 CEN12CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA200), Mar 24, 2012: Cessna 172P (N97LP), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose over.

## 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 20120324005129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120324005129A), Mar 24, 2012: Cessna 172P (N97LP), United States A, CO, Destroyed. On departure from runway 34R with a reported crosswind, the pilot could not maintain flight after takeoff rotation. Pilot attempted to gain more airspeed with…

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