# N8016X: Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 1970-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17248516
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 26, 1962
- Mode S code: AAE8D4
- Owner when cancelled: [E E Conner Hide Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/E%20E%20CONNER%20HIDE%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Wharton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wharton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8016X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8016X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8016X-1970-06-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW67A0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0091), Mar 10, 1967: Cessna 172 (N8016X), Matagorda Is., TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8016X

- [Cancelled 2013-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8016X-2013-05-13): Striplin Kenneth R FOOT LAUNCH AIRCYCLE, S/N 79A0002, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Striplin Kenneth R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRIPLIN%20KENNETH%20R), [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster)

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