# N8517B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 22, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8517B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8517B

## Aircraft that carried N8517B

- [Cancelled 2011-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517B-2011-03-22): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 347670244. Owner: [Csc Trust Co Of Delaware Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CSC%20TRUST%20CO%20OF%20DELAWARE%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1997-12-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517B-1997-12-20): Cessna 172, S/N 36217. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Abbott Charles B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABBOTT%20CHARLES%20B), [La Mesa, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/La%20Mesa)

## NTSB investigations on N8517B (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 DEN88LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA209), Sep 29, 1988: Cessna 172 (N8517B), Questa, NM, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8517B (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 19880929046349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880929046349A), Sep 29, 1988: Cessna 172 (N8517B), Questa, NM, Substantial damage. Unable to outclimb rising terrain on takeoff. Struck a ridge and ground looped. Marijuana found in aircraft.

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