# N8031B: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1977-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 29831
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 3, 1976
- Mode S code: AAEF7F
- Owner when cancelled: [Nelson Steve C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20STEVE%20C)
- Location: [Geneva, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Geneva)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8031B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8031B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8031B-1977-12-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 CHI77FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA044), May 22, 1977: Cessna 172 (N8031B), East Dundee, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19770522033219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522033219A), May 22, 1977: Cessna 172 (N8031B), East Dundee, IL, Destroyed. Wnd gusts to 33K. CFI did not check wx. Logbook did not reflect any inst time as required by far's

## Other aircraft with N8031B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8031B): Glasflugel H 201 B, S/N 511, built 1974

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