# N8303U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1972-02-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 9, 1972
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 17252203
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AB5B2E
- Owner when cancelled: [Tri City Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRI%20CITY%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Pasco, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Pasco)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8303U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8303U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8303U-1972-02-09

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 (3)

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 SEA71DYC47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DYC47), Jun 30, 1971: Cessna 172F (N8303U), Lostine, OR, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA68D0235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0235), Jan 3, 1968: Cessna 172 (N8303U), Richland, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK65F0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0039), Apr 4, 1965: Cessna 172 (N8303U), Concord, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8303U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8303U): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 348170048, built 1980
- [Cancelled 1997-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8303U-1997-08-19): Head Balloons AX8-105, S/N 248. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Aeronautical Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERONAUTICAL%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Snellville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Snellville)

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