# N8039X: Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 1970-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 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: 17248539
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 24, 1969
- Mode S code: AAF0AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Gauss Edward J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAUSS%20EDWARD%20J)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8039X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8039X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8039X-1970-09-03

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 ANC70D0085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0085), Dec 13, 1969: Cessna 172 (N8039X), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8039X

- [Cancelled 2013-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8039X-2013-05-13): Widner Jerry L VOLKSPLANE VP-1, S/N V-2210. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Widner Jerry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIDNER%20JERRY%20L), [Winamac, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Winamac)

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