# N8531X: 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: November 9, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8531X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8531X

## Aircraft that carried N8531X

- [Cancelled 2012-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8531X-2012-11-09): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 1290635D. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Heli Tech Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELI%20TECH%20INC), [Panama City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City)
- [Cancelled 1970-06-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8531X-1970-06-16): Cessna P172D, S/N P17257131. Owner: [Lawrence C Bennett](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20C%20BENNETT), [Placitras, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Placitras)

## NTSB investigations on N8531X (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 MIA67D0299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0299), Nov 14, 1966: Cessna 172D (N8531X), So-Caicos Bahamas (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

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