# N8070E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272126
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 11, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1986
- Last registry action: December 9, 1989
- Mode S code: AAFE3B
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcgovern Kevin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGOVERN%20KEVIN%20J)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7786° N, 122.4959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94121, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8070E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8070E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8070E-2014-11-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX87LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA122), Feb 22, 1987: Cessna 172N (N8070E), Vacaville, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC80FHD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHD09), Mar 9, 1980: Cessna 172 (N8070E), Cross Keys, NJ, 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 19870222079722A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870222079722A), Feb 22, 1987: Cessna 172N (N8070E), Vacaville, CA, Destroyed. Aborted takeoff roll due to another aircraft on runway. Hit from behind by N620BD on takeoff roll. Delayed too long
- [Accident 19800309006139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309006139A), Mar 9, 1980: Cessna 172N (N8070E), Williamstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane while landing in crosswind. Drifted off runway alignment. Hit wires trying a go-around.

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