# N8379B: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1981-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36179
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1981
- Mode S code: AB75F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Dorris Charles L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DORRIS%20CHARLES%20L)
- Location: [Xenia, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Xenia)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8379B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8379B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8379B-1981-11-14

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 MKC81FCQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ29), Apr 18, 1981: Cessna 172 (N8379B), Cullison, KS, destroyed

## 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 19810418017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418017769A), Apr 18, 1981: Cessna 172 (N8379B), Cullison, KS, Destroyed. Had reversed course due to low ceiling. Struck tv tower guy wires.

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