# N8059X: 1961 Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2018-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- 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: 17248559
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1961
- Certificate issued: June 25, 2008
- Last registry action: September 13, 2011
- Mode S code: AAF819
- Owner when cancelled: [Milowicki Gene V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILOWICKI%20GENE%20V)
- Location: [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2125° N, 81.8284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32222, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8059X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8059X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8059X-2018-01-09

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 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 ERA12LA578](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA578), Sep 23, 2012: Cessna 172B (N8059X), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s suicidal act.

## 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 20120923022599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120923022599A), Sep 23, 2012: Cessna 172B (N8059X), Jacksonville, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Southern region operations center & the NTSB reported to this office that remnants of a small aircraft was sited and recovered off the coast near Jacksonville.…

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