# N8205X: 1961 Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2023-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2023
- 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: 17248705
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 1961
- Certificate issued: October 7, 2019
- Last registry action: October 7, 2019
- Mode S code: AB33F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Payton Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAYTON%20MICHAEL)
- Location: [Middleburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Middleburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0836° N, 81.8836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32068, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8205X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8205X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8205X-2023-02-04

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 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 LAX67D0355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0355), Apr 14, 1967: Cessna 172 (N8205X), Hawthorne, CA, minor 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.

- [Incident 20181204023179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181204023179I), Dec 4, 2018: Cessna 172B (N8205X), Glen St Mary, FL, Minor damage. The aircraft originally departed from new york state on 12/03/2018. The PIC took off on dec 4 about 730 from varnville, SC with full fuel heading to ft.…

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