# N8299U: 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: September 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8299U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8299U

## Aircraft that carried N8299U

- [Cancelled 2013-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8299U-2013-09-17): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252199, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mineer James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINEER%20JAMES%20R), [Debord, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Debord)

## NTSB investigations on N8299U (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 IAD97LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA008), Oct 13, 1996: Cessna 172 (N8299U), Germantown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper maintenance with the installation of an improper oil ring on the number four piston, which led to failure of both the ring and pistion, oil starvation, and subsequent loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8299U (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 19961013032169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961013032169A), Oct 13, 1996: Cessna 172F (N8299U), Flemingsburg, KY, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost oil pressure, tried to make alternate airport, landed on highway. (-23) on oct 13, 1996, at 1450EST, a Cessna 172, N8299U, registered to james…

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