# N8311X: 1961 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 2022-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408)
- 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: 17248811
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1961
- Certificate issued: November 19, 2004
- Last registry action: January 24, 2019
- Mode S code: AB5EA2
- Owners when cancelled: [Muller Peter A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MULLER%20PETER%20A), [Muller Scott](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MULLER%20SCOTT)
- Location: [Verbank, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Verbank)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7264° N, 73.6915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12585, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8311X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8311X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8311X-2022-05-09

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 172C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c.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 ERA21LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA091), Dec 27, 2020: Cessna 172 (N8311X), Pleasant Valley, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to failure of the magnetos, which were not overhauled in accordance with the manufacturer’s time specifications.

## 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 20201227018899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201227018899A), Dec 27, 2020: Cessna 172C (N8311X), Pleasant Vallle, NY, Substantial damage. On December 27, 2020, about 1500 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172C, N8311X, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident approximately 0.5…

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