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N736161976 Cessna 172M

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 5, 2022.

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Mar 1985)2 ADs may apply

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Rantoul, KS
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2019
NTSB events
2
substantial, 1985
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Last registered owner
Dodson International Parts INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Rantoul, KS
Certificate issued
Jul 18, 2019
Canceled
Nov 5, 2022
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal, Utility
Airworthiness date
Jul 19, 1976

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
172M
Year
1976
Serial number
17267579
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
A9E3EF

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming 0-320 Series
Type
4 Cycle
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. 2019 – 2022Dodson International Parts INCRantoul, KS
  2. 1948 – 1956Canfield AirwaysWaterloo, IA · different airframe: Fairchild M-62a-3 S/N Fx-194

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident · substantial damage

Mar 24, 1985 · Angola, LA

THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RWY FOLLOWING AN APPROACH TO LAND AFTER THE PLT HAD ACCOMPLISHED A X-COUNTRY FLT WITH A PASS'G ON BOARD. THE PLT STATED THAT HE BECAME MOMENTARILY DISORIENTED DUE TO HAZE & BRIGHT SUNLIGHT DURING THE APPROACH. DURING THIS SHORT PERIOD OF DISORIENTATION THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN & NOSED OVER TO AN INVERTED POSITION.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
FTW85LA164

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW85LA164)

Accident · substantial damage

May 28, 1982 · Evansville, IN

THE PILOTS OF TWO CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT, N73616 AND N2986U, WERE FLYING IN FORMATION WHILE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. N73616 CONTACTED EVANSVILLE APPROACH AND WAS CLEARED TO INTERCEPT THE 030 DEGREE RADIAL, OUTBOUND FROM EVANSVILLE, IN. AS A TURN WAS MADE TO PROCEED ALONG THE RADIAL, THE TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED. THE LEFT WING OF N73616 AND THE RIGHT REAR FUSELAGE AND RIGHT AILERON OF N2986U WERE…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CHI82DA189

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI82DA189)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

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 (172M)
2011-06-02Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type…May 26, 2011Airframe (172M)Only with: Modified by STC SA01303WI (installation of TAE 125-01 or TAE 125-02-99 engine).

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 18, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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