# N8458U: 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: October 20, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8458U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8458U

## Aircraft that carried N8458U

- [Cancelled 2017-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8458U-2017-10-20): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252358, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Air Taxi Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20TAXI%20INC), [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)

## NTSB investigations on N8458U (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 ATL02LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA081), Apr 13, 2002: Cessna 172 (N8458U), Smithfield, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8458U (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 20020412013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020412013509A), Apr 12, 2002: Cessna 172F (N8458U), Smithfield, NC, Substantial damage. (.19) On April 12, 2002, at 2340 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N8458U, registered to air taxi inc., and operated by the pilot, collided with tree and…

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