# N8255B: 1957 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2002-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- 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: 36055
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 1957
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1987
- Last registry action: May 16, 2000
- Mode S code: AB4677
- Owner when cancelled: [Champlain Island Hoppers](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMPLAIN%20ISLAND%20HOPPERS)
- Location: [South Hero, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/South%20Hero)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6269° N, 73.3132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05486, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8255B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8255B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8255B-2002-03-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 NYC02FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA012), Oct 18, 2001: Cessna 172 (N8255B), South Hero, VT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff. Factors in this accident were wind gusts and the airplane's high gross weight condition.

## 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 20011018027899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011018027899A), Oct 18, 2001: Cessna 172 (N8255B), Southhero, VT, No damage. (-23) Upon investigation of the scene, the aircraft was approximately 500 feet from the end of the runway and approximately 100 feet to the left of centerline.…

## Other aircraft with N8255B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8255B): Stinson 108, S/N 108-983, built 1946

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