# N8279U: 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: June 7, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8279U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8279U

## Aircraft that carried N8279U

- [Cancelled 2012-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8279U-2012-06-07): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252179. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [N Charleston, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/N%20Charleston)

## NTSB investigations on N8279U (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 ATL93LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA103), Jun 5, 1993: Cessna 172F (N8279U), Ravenel, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CONTINUATION OF THE LANDING ATTEMPT INTO THE SHORT SOD FIELD WITHOUT THE USE OF FLAPS AND THE USE OF EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8279U (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 19930605017019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930605017019A), Jun 5, 1993: Cessna 172F (N8279U), Ravenel, SC, Substantial damage. Overshot short strip on landing and struck an abandoned bus. Reported unable to extend flaps. Not verified.

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