# N8173L: Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 1983-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256373
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1979
- Last registry action: April 9, 1983
- Mode S code: AB2629
- Owners when cancelled: [73 L Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/73%20L%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Vallone Eileen M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLONE%20EILEEN%20M), [Topographic Div](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPOGRAPHIC%20DIV), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Roseville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Roseville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7654° N, 121.2885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95678, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8173L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8173L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8173L-1983-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX80DVG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG09), Dec 10, 1979: Cessna 172 (N8173L), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19791210034209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791210034209A), Dec 10, 1979: Cessna 172 (N8173L), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion while approaching airport for landing. No fuel at first fuel stop.

## Other aircraft with N8173L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8173L): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1380, built 2003

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