# N8283E: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1993-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272169
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1984
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AB5159
- Owner when cancelled: [Thief River Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIEF%20RIVER%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Thief River Falls, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Thief%20River%20Falls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.1205° N, 96.2000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56701, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8283E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8283E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8283E-1993-08-16

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 CHI92LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA021), Nov 2, 1991: Cessna 172 (N8283E), Bemidji, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE NON PERFORMANCE O FAN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND NOT MAINTAINING A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB ON BEHALF OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND.…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19911101048829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911101048829A), Nov 1, 1991: Cessna 172P (N8283E), Bemidji, MN, Destroyed. Crashed into trees on climbout. Icing conditions,low ceiling and snow existed. Pitot heat off. Gas caps not secured
- [Incident 19870729063739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870729063739I), Jul 29, 1987: Cessna 172N (N8283E), Thief River Fal, MN, Minor damage. Nosewheel separated after a touch and go. Safe landing. The axle had failed due to an old crack.

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