# N8381X: Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 1970-06-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 10, 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: 17248881
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1968
- Mode S code: AB78A3
- Owner when cancelled: [Argus Flight Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARGUS%20FLIGHT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8381X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8381X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8381X-1970-06-10

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI70F0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0028), Jun 3, 1969: Cessna 172 (N8381X), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8381X

- [Cancelled 2013-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8381X-2013-01-09): Piper PA-32-301, S/N 32-8106100, built 1981. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Southeast Jet Group](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHEAST%20JET%20GROUP), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

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