# N8356X: Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 1970-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 1970
- 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: 17248856
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 6, 1964
- Mode S code: AB6E2D
- Owner when cancelled: [Priester George J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRIESTER%20GEORGE%20J)
- Location: [Wheeling, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wheeling)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8356X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8356X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8356X-1970-09-03

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 (2)

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 CHI69D0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0012), May 12, 1968: Cessna 172 (N8356X), Walworth, WI, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X0929](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0929), Mar 15, 1964: Cessna 172C (N8356X), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8356X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8356X): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 34-8133041, built 1981

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