N2972X
N2972X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 177 built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 3, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 177 cancelled July 3, 2017
- Serial number
- 17700372
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 8, 1972
- Last FAA action
- January 28, 1994
- Last owner
- Wetzel Jay E (Individual)
Tawas City, MI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N2972X
DEN89FA093Accident on March 25, 1989 at Albuquerque, NM: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 177RG · serial 177000372
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLAPS DURING TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, A STALL, AND LOSS OF CONTROL.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site