# N8316X: Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 1992-04-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 28, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17248816
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 28, 1989
- Last registry action: November 29, 1989
- Mode S code: AB5F51
- Owners when cancelled: [Gruen Jon H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUEN%20JON%20H), [Smith Christopher B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CHRISTOPHER%20B)
- Location: [Greenville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Greenville)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8904° N, 89.4276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62246, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8316X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8316X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316X-1992-04-28

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI92LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA052), Dec 11, 1991: Cessna 172 (N8316X), Carlyle, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION AND BLOCKAGE OF THE CARBURETOR, WHICH RESTULED IN FUEL STARVATION. THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) WERE A RELATED FACTOR.

## 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 19911211055679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911211055679A), Dec 11, 1991: Cessna 172C (N8316X), Carlyle, IL, Substantial damage. Unable to clear trees on climbout. Banked,stalled at low altitude. Reported some power loss. Two cylinders weak.
- [Incident 19811021088989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021088989I), Oct 21, 1981: Cessna 172C (N8316X), South Plainfiel, NJ. Za pilot had a power failure. Landed in a field. Carburetor ice or fuel blockage was the cause for malfunction.

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