# N8052L: 1967 Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 2013-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17256252
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1967
- Certificate issued: April 28, 1977
- Last registry action: May 14, 1988
- Mode S code: AAF719
- Owner when cancelled: [Minute Man Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINUTE%20MAN%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Middletown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Middletown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1944° N, 76.7262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17057, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8052L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8052L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8052L-2013-05-22

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 NYC85LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA112), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna 172H (N8052L), Middletown, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19850427063709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427063709A), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna 172H (N8052L), Middletown, PA, Substantial damage. During overhead departure, engine failed. Emergency landing in plowed field. Crankshaft dowell pin sheared.
- [Incident 19830302013129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830302013129I), Mar 2, 1983: Cessna 172H (N8052L), Jamaica, NY, Minor damage. Wind picked up a wing while turning off runway. Wing and prop struck ground. Wind exceeded controllability.

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