# N8265B: 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 5, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8265B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8265B

## Aircraft that carried N8265B

- [Cancelled 2015-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8265B-2015-11-05): Cessna 172, S/N 36065, built 1957. Owner: [Goodwin David S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODWIN%20DAVID%20S), [Cape Coral, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Cape%20Coral)

## NTSB investigations on N8265B (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 CEN15FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA378), Aug 21, 2015: Cessna 172 (N8265B), Martinville, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8265B (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 20150821013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150821013509A), Aug 21, 2015: Cessna 172 (N8265B), Martinville, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft flew north at approximately 4 feet above ground level for 300 feet while touching the top of the bean plants in a bean field with his left and nose…

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