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N553841981 Cessna 172P

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 31, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Aug 1984)3 ADs may apply

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Pensacola, FL
owner city / state
Owners
1
on record
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1984
ADs may apply
3
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Pensacola, FL
Canceled
Jan 31, 2013
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal, Utility
Airworthiness date
Jul 23, 1981

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
172P
Year
1981
Serial number
17275171
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A70E1D

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming 0-320 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
180 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1945 – 1949Alabama Air ServiceMontgomery, AL · different airframe: 1943 Fairchild M-62a S/N T42-3978
  2. until 2013Individual ownerPensacola, FL
  3. until 1973Individual ownerLock Haven, PA · different airframe: Piper Pa-28r-200 S/N 28r-7335225

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Aug 24, 1984 · Biloxi, MS

PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT HIS DESTINATION, A GRASS RUNWAY, WAS DRY. HIS FIRST APPROACH TO THIS FIELD RESULTED IN A GO-AROUND BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE LANDED LONG. THE SECOND APPROACH RESULTED IN A LANDING, BUT BECAUSE HIS WHEELS BEGAN TO SLIDE ON THE GRASS WHICH NOW WAS WET, AN ABORTED LANDING WAS PERFORMED. HE CLIMBED TO ABOUT 20 FT AGL BEFORE REACHING A TREE LINE. A COLLISION…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Minor
Report
ATL84LA271

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ATL84LA271)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2011-10-09Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190…Jun 17, 2011Airframe (172P)
2011-06-02Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type…May 26, 2011Airframe (172P)Only with: Modified by STC SA01303WI (installation of TAE 125-01 or TAE 125-02-99 engine).
2001-23-03Cessna Aircraft Company Models 172N, 172P, R172K, 172RG, F172N, F172P, FR172J, and…Dec 27, 2001Airframe (172P)Certain serial numbers: 172N 17267585–17270049; 172N 17270051–17274009; 172N 17261445; 172N 17261578; 172N 17270050; 172P 17274010–17276654; …

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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