# N8172Z: Cessna 210-5, registration cancelled 1971-08-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 24, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 210-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5) (registry code 2073404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 205-0172
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 6, 1966
- Mode S code: AB2613
- Owner when cancelled: [Sperry Willis T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPERRY%20WILLIS%20T)
- Location: [Rolling Hills, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rolling%20Hills)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8172Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8172Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8172Z-1971-08-24

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 210-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW71DRH25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRH25), May 12, 1971: Cessna 210-5 (N8172Z), Rosarito Bch, Mexico, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X0955](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0955), Mar 16, 1964: Cessna 205 (N8172Z), Roseburg, OR, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8172Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8172Z): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8090264, built 1980

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