# N8102X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 19, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8102X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8102X

## Aircraft that carried N8102X

- [Cancelled 2014-11-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8102X-2014-11-19): Cessna 172B, S/N 17248602, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Banks Jeffrey S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANKS%20JEFFREY%20S), [Cartersville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cartersville)

## NTSB investigations on N8102X (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 ATL92FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA108), May 24, 1992: Cessna 172B (N8102X), Cherokee, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME, AND RAIN IN THE ACCIDENT AREA WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8102X (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 19920524016179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920524016179A), May 24, 1992: Cessna 172B (N8102X), Cherokee, NC, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Indicates VFR new pilot entered clouds. Lost control and entered spiral dive. ATC tried to aid. Thunderstorm in area

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