# N8043L: 1967 Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 1975-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 1975
- 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: 17256243
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1972
- Mode S code: AAF385
- Owner when cancelled: [Woods Robert Clay And Brenda Kay](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODS%20ROBERT%20CLAY%20AND%20BRENDA%20KAY)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8043L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8043L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8043L-1975-05-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 LAX75AL037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL037), Jan 31, 1975: Cessna 172H (N8043L), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed, 2 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 19750131005899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750131005899A), Jan 31, 1975: Cessna 172H (N8043L), Bakersfield, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt blood alc lvl .09PCT.

## Other aircraft with N8043L

- [Cancelled 2018-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8043L-2018-09-13): Petok Ernie N CLASSIC, S/N C0-50. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Petok Ernest N Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETOK%20ERNEST%20N%20TRUSTEE), [Oregon, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Oregon)

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