# N8040L: Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 1970-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256240
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 19, 1968
- Mode S code: AAF31C
- Owner when cancelled: [Kellys Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELLYS%20AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8040L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8040L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8040L-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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.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 MIA69A0087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0087), Jun 6, 1969: Cessna 172 (N8040L), No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8040L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8040L): Air Tractor AT-802A, S/N 802A-0706, built 2017
- [Cancelled 2009-05-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8040L-2009-05-28): Douglas C-47, S/N 45-972, built 1945. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Valiant Air Command Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALIANT%20AIR%20COMMAND%20INC), [Titusville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Titusville)

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