# N8226U: 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: May 2, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8226U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8226U

## Aircraft that carried N8226U

- [Cancelled 2018-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8226U-2018-05-02): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252126, built 1964. Sale reported. Owner: [Bloomburg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bloomburg)

## NTSB investigations on N8226U (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 GAA17CA476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA476), Aug 5, 2017: Cessna 172 (N8226U), Drexel, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8226U (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 20170804012779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170804012779A), Aug 4, 2017: Cessna 172F (N8226U), Drexel, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to take off down hill from an unimproved dirt surface located at a construction site. The top soil had been removed down to a clay surface. The…

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