# N8261U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1970-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 1970
- 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: 17252161
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 1, 1967
- Mode S code: AB49B3
- Owner when cancelled: [Matt Brown Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATT%20BROWN%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Friona, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Friona)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8261U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8261U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8261U-1970-09-03

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 (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 FTW68A0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0107), Jun 23, 1968: Cessna 172 (N8261U), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0229), Jul 21, 1966: Cessna 172 (N8261U), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8261U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8261U): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-8070351, built 1980

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