# N8170L: Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 1970-10-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 12, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256370
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 28, 1970
- Mode S code: AB25C0
- Owner when cancelled: [Grays Aviation Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAYS%20AVIATION%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8170L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8170L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8170L-1970-10-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.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 MKC68F0340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0340), Nov 23, 1967: Cessna 172 (N8170L), Gwinner, ND, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8170L

- [Cancelled 2013-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8170L-2013-02-08): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0779, built 2003. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Craig Dennis DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRAIG%20DENNIS%20DBA), [Vacaville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vacaville)

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