# N8079X: 1961 Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- 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: 17248579
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1961
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2008
- Last registry action: March 7, 2008
- Mode S code: AAFF87
- Owner when cancelled: [Kane Benjamin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KANE%20BENJAMIN%20J)
- Location: [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4006° N, 122.1831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94558, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8079X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8079X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8079X-2015-05-15

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 172B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b.md

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