# N99173: 1985 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2006-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2006
- 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: 17276415
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1985
- Certificate issued: July 5, 1996
- Last registry action: April 19, 2005
- Mode S code: ADD9C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Christiansen Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIANSEN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99173
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=99173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99173-2006-01-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MIA06FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA007), Oct 16, 2005: Cessna 172P (N99173), La Belle, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial takeoff climb, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin and uncontrolled descent to ground impact. A contributing factor was the…

## 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 20051016026919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051016026919A), Oct 16, 2005: Cessna 172P (N99173), La Belle, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been…
- [Incident 20010706017419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706017419I), Jul 6, 2001: Cessna 172P (N99173), Byron, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During pilot's attempt to land the aircraft, aircraft flared normally, but settled with too much speed resulting in a bounce. On the third aircraft…

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