# N8388X: Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 1970-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 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: 17248888
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1967
- Mode S code: AB7998
- Owner when cancelled: [Bolivar Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOLIVAR%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Bolivar, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bolivar)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8388X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8388X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8388X-1970-06-25

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MKC70A0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70A0019), Oct 13, 1969: Cessna 172C (N8388X), Washington, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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