# N8259U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1991-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 1991
- 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: 17252159
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: May 15, 1991
- Mode S code: AB4714
- Owners when cancelled: [Sold To American Eagle Ins Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLD%20TO%20AMERICAN%20EAGLE%20INS%20CO)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8326° N, 96.8491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75235, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8259U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8259U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259U-1991-06-17

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 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 CHI90LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA268), Sep 21, 1990: Cessna 172F (N8259U), Huntington, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING ENSURING SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT.

## 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 19900920041279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900920041279A), Sep 20, 1990: Cessna 172F (N8259U), Huntington, IN, Destroyed. Lost power on base. Overshot runway and stalled trying for another runway. Failed to check fuel and ran tanks dry.

## Other aircraft with N8259U

- [Cancelled 2011-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259U-2011-05-25): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 811044D. Assigned (import), pending cancellation

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