# N8316X: 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: April 28, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8316X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8316X

## Aircraft that carried N8316X

- [Cancelled 1992-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316X-1992-04-28): Cessna 172C, S/N 17248816. Owner: [Gruen Jon H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUEN%20JON%20H), [Greenville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Greenville)

## NTSB investigations on N8316X (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 CHI92LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA052), Dec 11, 1991: Cessna 172 (N8316X), Carlyle, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION AND BLOCKAGE OF THE CARBURETOR, WHICH RESTULED IN FUEL STARVATION. THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) WERE A RELATED FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8316X (2)

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 19911211055679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911211055679A), Dec 11, 1991: Cessna 172C (N8316X), Carlyle, IL, Substantial damage. Unable to clear trees on climbout. Banked,stalled at low altitude. Reported some power loss. Two cylinders weak.
- [Incident 19811021088989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021088989I), Oct 21, 1981: Cessna 172C (N8316X), South Plainfiel, NJ. Za pilot had a power failure. Landed in a field. Carburetor ice or fuel blockage was the cause for malfunction.

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