# N98523: 1985 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2007-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 2007
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- 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: 17276305
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1984
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1987
- Last registry action: May 16, 2006
- Mode S code: ADC071
- Owner when cancelled: [Northwestern Michigan College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWESTERN%20MICHIGAN%20COLLEGE)
- Location: [Traverse City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Traverse%20City)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7624° N, 85.6852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49684, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98523
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98523
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98523-2007-06-26

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 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 FTW86LRA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRA05), Jan 24, 1986: Cessna 172 (N98523), Tomball, TX, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 20020707021039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707021039I), Jul 7, 2002: Cessna 172P (N98523), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landing at tvc airport on runway 28, winds 230 degrees at 8 knots pilot stated gust of wind lifted aircraft at touch down damaging right wing…
- [Accident 19860124001339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860124001339A), Jan 24, 1986: Cessna 172P (N98523), Tomball, TX, Substantial damage. During touch and go directional control was lost. Departed runway, nose gear sank into mud, aircraft flipped over.

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