# N8437A: 1957 Cessna 172A, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36134
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1957
- Certificate issued: December 4, 2003
- Last registry action: March 30, 2010
- Mode S code: AB8E4C
- Owner when cancelled: [Axelsen Laurie K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AXELSEN%20LAURIE%20K)
- Location: [Page, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Page)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6596° N, 111.3857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86040, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8437A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8437A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8437A-2014-11-20

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 172A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a.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 WPR11FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA005), Oct 8, 2010: Cessna 172 (N8437A), Panguitch, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to conduct a low-level flight into a canyon in windy conditions at a high density altitude, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.

## 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 20101008047019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101008047019A), Oct 8, 2010: Cessna 172A (N8437A), Panguitch, UT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft departed bryce canyon airport with 2 occupants, intending to fly over mount dutton enroute to page Arizona. Aircraft flew into a narrow canyon…

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