# N8342E: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2001-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17272190
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 8, 1979
- Certificate issued: April 20, 1983
- Last registry action: December 19, 2000
- Mode S code: AB69D9
- Owner when cancelled: [Gateway Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GATEWAY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Titusville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Titusville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5282° N, 80.7798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32780, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8342E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8342E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8342E-2001-10-18

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 MIA98LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA093), Mar 5, 1998: Cessna 172N (N8342E), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a forced landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the lack of suitable terrain and obstructions in the emergency landing area.

## 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 19980305006089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980305006089A), Mar 5, 1998: Cessna 172N (N8342E), Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. Partial power loss base leg. Hit wire trying for a road. Crashed. Nosed over. No engine defets found. (-23) on March 05, 1998, at approximately 1049 local,…

## Other aircraft with N8342E

- [Cancelled 1960-07-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8342E-1960-07-11): Mooney M20A, S/N 1520. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Mooney Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOONEY%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Kerrville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Kerrville)

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