# N8212U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1974-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 1974
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17252112
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AB3743
- Owner when cancelled: [Norman Amthor](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORMAN%20AMTHOR)
- Location: Saskatchawan, Canada
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8212U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8212U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8212U-1974-12-20

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 MIA65D0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65D0018), Mar 19, 1965: Cessna 172 (N8212U), Elberton, GA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8212U

- [Cancelled 2011-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8212U-2011-05-18): Bell 206L-3, S/N 51337. Assigned, pending cancellation
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8212U-undated): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R8031104. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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