# N8228G: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273617
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 1979
- Last registry action: October 6, 1988
- Mode S code: AB3BC0
- Location: [Roselle, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Roselle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9802° N, 88.0896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60172, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8228G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8228G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8228G-2013-02-27

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 NYC93LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA078), Apr 10, 1993: Cessna 172 (N8228G), Durham, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, FAILURE TO OBTAIN…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19930410008879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930410008879A), Apr 10, 1993: Cessna 172N (N8228G), Portsmouth, NH, Substantial damage. Struck trees on missed approach. Fuel tanks empty. Made numerous missed approachs. Failed have alternate and fuel.
- [Incident 19920607024709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607024709I), Jun 7, 1992: Cessna 172N (N8228G), West Chicago, IL. Power loss on climbout. Landed in field. NR4 cylinder exhaust guide came out of head causing valve to jam.

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