# N8279U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2012-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- 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: 17252179
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 21, 1964
- Last registry action: May 7, 1993
- Mode S code: AB4E82
- Location: [N Charleston, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/N%20Charleston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9131° N, 80.0954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29418, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8279U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8279U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8279U-2012-06-07

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ATL93LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA103), Jun 5, 1993: Cessna 172F (N8279U), Ravenel, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CONTINUATION OF THE LANDING ATTEMPT INTO THE SHORT SOD FIELD WITHOUT THE USE OF FLAPS AND THE USE OF EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT…

## 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 19930605017019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930605017019A), Jun 5, 1993: Cessna 172F (N8279U), Ravenel, SC, Substantial damage. Overshot short strip on landing and struck an abandoned bus. Reported unable to extend flaps. Not verified.

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