# N8285B: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1972-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36085
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 22, 1962
- Mode S code: AB519C
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilson F Kent](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20F%20KENT)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8285B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8285B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8285B-1972-05-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 DEN71FTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FTE03), May 22, 1971: Cessna 172 (N8285B), Rifle, CO, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8285B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8285B): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8116066, built 1980

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