# N8275U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1975-02-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 10, 1975
- 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: 17252175
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 6, 1973
- Mode S code: AB4DF6
- Owner when cancelled: [Simpson Bill D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMPSON%20BILL%20D)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8275U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8275U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8275U-1975-02-10

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX75AL023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL023), Oct 26, 1974: Cessna 172F (N8275U), Lebec, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19741026041049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026041049A), Oct 26, 1974: Cessna 172F (N8275U), Lebec, CA, Destroyed. Flew into mtn slope. Recovery date 10/30/74.

## Other aircraft with N8275U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8275U): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-7909102, built 1979
- [Cancelled 1991-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8275U-1991-05-09): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 348170002. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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