# N8150U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1972-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17252050
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 5, 1968
- Mode S code: AB1E5A
- Owner when cancelled: [Palo Alto Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALO%20ALTO%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Emmetsburg, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Emmetsburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8150U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8150U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8150U-1972-08-15

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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 MKC72AK054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK054), Mar 8, 1972: Cessna 172F (N8150U), Sioux Falls, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8150U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8150U): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8090231, built 1980

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