# N8020L: 1967 Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 2024-01-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 20, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256220
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1967
- Last registry action: April 22, 2023
- Mode S code: AAEBAE
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8020L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8020L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8020L-2024-01-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC22LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA028), Apr 10, 2022: Cessna 172H (N8020L), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.
- [NTSB ANC69F0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0019), Aug 6, 1968: Cessna 172H (N8020L), Ft Wainwrght, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20220410004609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220410004609A), Apr 10, 2022: Cessna 172H (N8020L), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Departed merrill field for landing practice at willow airport, landed at willow for about 30 minutes, took off again and made two more landings, then departed…

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