# N8031L: 1967 Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 2024-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, 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: 17256231
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 1, 1975
- Last registry action: June 18, 1977
- Mode S code: AAEF88
- Owner when cancelled: [Vrw Flying Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VRW%20FLYING%20LTD)
- Location: [Wichita Falls, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wichita%20Falls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9497° N, 98.5272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76306, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8031L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8031L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8031L-2024-08-10

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 DEN76FQA59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA59), Aug 7, 1976: Cessna 172 (N8031L), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71AC062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC062), Mar 9, 1971: Cessna 172H (N8031L), Sussex, WI, 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 19760807024349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760807024349A), Aug 7, 1976: Cessna 172H (N8031L), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Witness observed acft on takeoff with near full flaps down. Density alt abt 7800FT.

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