# N8368U: 1964 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2018-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- 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: 17252268
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 25, 1964
- Certificate issued: December 16, 2014
- Last registry action: December 16, 2014
- Mode S code: AB7227
- Owner when cancelled: [Darling Mark R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DARLING%20MARK%20R)
- Location: [Eaton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Eaton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5457° N, 104.6457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80615, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8368U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8368U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8368U-2018-05-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 CEN15LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA122), Jan 25, 2015: Cessna 172F (N8368U), Routt County, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s intentional flight into terrain.
- [NTSB FTW67F0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0110), Jul 24, 1966: Cessna 172 (N8368U), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage

## 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 20150125000839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150125000839A), Jan 25, 2015: Cessna 172F (N8368U), Routt County, CO, Destroyed. On 1/25/2015 at approximately 1120 hrs. MST, N8368U, a Cessna model 172F aircraft was destroyed after impacting terrain near rabbit ears pass, Routt County,…

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