# N8314L: 1968 Cessna 172I, registration cancelled 2005-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256514
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 2, 1968
- Certificate issued: November 1, 1999
- Last registry action: November 19, 2002
- Mode S code: AB5F00
- Owner when cancelled: [American Patrols Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20PATROLS%20INC)
- Location: [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8470° N, 101.9695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79706, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8314L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8314L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8314L-2005-07-06

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 172I: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i.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 DFW05FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA111), Apr 28, 2005: Cessna 172 (N8314L), Midland, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the low altitude.

## 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 20050428006129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050428006129A), Apr 28, 2005: Cessna 172I (N8314L), Midland, TX, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On April 28, 2005, N8314L, a Cessna CE-172-I, with two pilots aboard, departed the Skywest airport (7T7), near Midland, Texas, at approximately 0715 CDT,…

## Other aircraft with N8314L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8314L): Boeing 737-8H4, S/N 36990, built 2012

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