# N8405E: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272195
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 14, 2003
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: AB82E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Tulip City Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TULIP%20CITY%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Holland, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Holland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7392° N, 86.0848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49423, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8405E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8405E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8405E-2013-09-24

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 CEN10FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA101), Jan 17, 2010: Cessna 172 (N8405E), Holland, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off in known instrument meteorological conditions without instrument currency or recent instrument experience, which led to spatial disorientation resulting in an…

## 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 20100117026149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100117026149A), Jan 17, 2010: Cessna 172N (N8405E), Mannlius Townsh, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Sunday, January 17, 2010, david otai arrived at Tulip City Airport at 8AM with a female passenger. He was given the keys and documents for the aircraft after…

## Other aircraft with N8405E

- [Cancelled 1963-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8405E-1963-03-21): Bell 47J-2, S/N 1804, built 1960. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20CO), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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