# N8260X: 1961 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 2007-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408)
- 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: 17248760
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: January 2, 1984
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: AB4993
- Owner when cancelled: [Group 6 Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROUP%206%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Tannersville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Tannersville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0440° N, 75.3343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18372, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8260X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8260X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8260X-2007-09-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC07CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA049), Dec 14, 2006: Cessna 172C (N8260X), Middletown, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudging distance/altitude during the turn from base to final, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent collision with trees. A factor was the haze.
- [NTSB FTW66F0474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0474), Jan 16, 1966: Cessna 172 (N8260X), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial 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.

- [Accident 20061214029249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061214029249A), Dec 14, 2006: Cessna 172C (N8260X), Middletown, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 14, 2006, at approximately 1600 EST, the subject aircraft was being repositioned from greenwood lake airport (4N1), west milford, NJ to…

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