# N8426U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1998-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17252326
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1998
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: AB8A84
- Owners when cancelled: [Hillman Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLMAN%20EDWARD), [Simmons Russell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMMONS%20RUSSELL)
- Location: [Baton Rouge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Baton%20Rouge)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3751° N, 90.9804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70817, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8426U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8426U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8426U-1998-04-08

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 (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 FTW98LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA070), Dec 18, 1997: Cessna 172F (N8426U), Gonzales, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall resulting from the flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed during his delayed recovery from the bounced landing. Factors were the student's failure to maintain the…

## 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 19971218039149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971218039149A), Dec 18, 1997: Cessna 172F (N8426U), Gonzales, LA, Substantial damage. Student pilot and instru were making touch and go landings, acft landed hard, damaged left wing, Gonzales, LA. (.4)during the dual instructional flight, on…

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