# N8038X: Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 1971-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 1971
- 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: 17248538
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1969
- Mode S code: AAF088
- Owner when cancelled: [Clinton Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLINTON%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Clinton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Clinton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8038X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8038X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8038X-1971-03-17

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 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 DIA70F0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70F0020), Jun 28, 1969: Cessna 172 (N8038X), Greenmountain, NC, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8038X

- [Cancelled 2005-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8038X-2005-11-29): Blanchard Everett J. BD4 AMPHIBIAN, S/N 658. Owner: [France Ken A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANCE%20KEN%20A), [Richmond, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Richmond)

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