# N8172B: 1957 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- 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: 29972
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1957
- Certificate issued: April 8, 1981
- Last registry action: June 15, 1984
- Mode S code: AB25FD
- Owners when cancelled: [Veentjer Steve J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VEENTJER%20STEVE%20J), [Veentjer Joan M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VEENTJER%20JOAN%20M)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5139° N, 122.5585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97216, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8172B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8172B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8172B-2013-05-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 SEA82FYK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYK07), Jan 24, 1982: Cessna 172 (N8172B), Lapine, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19820123001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001749A), Jan 23, 1982: Cessna 172 (N8172B), Lapine, OR, Destroyed. Was advised weather marginal. Encountered same en route. Elected to land in a farm field. Hit power lines in dark.

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