# N8432X: Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 1983-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17248932
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1980
- Last registry action: May 21, 1983
- Mode S code: AB8DB2
- Owners when cancelled: [Lynch Lake Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYNCH%20LAKE%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Braswell Larry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRASWELL%20LARRY), [Tolson Art](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOLSON%20ART), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Benson, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Benson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3176° N, 95.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56215, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8432X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8432X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8432X-1983-05-21

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 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 CHI82FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA160), May 11, 1982: Cessna 172C (N8432X), Sunburg, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19820510019339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820510019339A), May 10, 1982: Cessna 172C (N8432X), Sunberg, MN, Destroyed. VFR pilot disoriented and confused after entering IMC with a defective directional gyro. Lost control and crashed.

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