# N8165X: 1961 Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2020-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2020
- 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: 17248665
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1961
- Certificate issued: December 21, 2016
- Last registry action: December 21, 2016
- Mode S code: AB22C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Dubey Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUBEY%20ROBERT%20C)
- Location: [North Fort Myers, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/North%20Fort%20Myers)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.6820° N, 81.9088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33903, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8165X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8165X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8165X-2020-04-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 MIA69F0369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0369), Feb 4, 1969: Cessna 172B (N8165X), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage

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