# N98FR: 1980 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2011-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2011
- 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: 17274195
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 11, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 9, 1996
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: ADA958
- Owner when cancelled: [Flight World Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20WORLD%20INC)
- Location: San Juan, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98FR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98FR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98FR-2011-06-15

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR FHS2011F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FHS2011F00000), Apr 1, 2011: EXHAUST VALVE. SHEARED. THE VALVE SHEARED AND MOST OF IT DEPARTED THROUGH THE EXHAUST, LEAVING ONLY PART OF THE KEEPERS AND FRAGMENTS OF THE TOP OF THE VALVE WITHIN THE ROCKER BOX COVE

## 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 ERA11LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA230), Apr 1, 2011: Cessna 172P (N98FR), Vega Baja, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve resulting in a loss of engine power.

## 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 20110401005959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110401005959A), Apr 1, 2011: Cessna 172P (N98FR), Vega Baja, PR, Destroyed. On April 1, 2011, a Cessna model 172P, s/n 17274195, registration N98FR, owned by isla grande flying school was rented by Mr. Joao shamil fernandez, holder of…

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