# N8443X: 1962 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 1972-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 1972
- 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: 17248943
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 9, 1970
- Mode S code: AB918C
- Owner when cancelled: [Charter Investment Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARTER%20INVESTMENT%20INC)
- Location: [Birmingham, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Birmingham)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8443X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8443X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8443X-1972-02-07

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 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 NYC71AN067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN067), Nov 29, 1970: Cessna 172 (N8443X), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 6 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8443X

- [Cancelled 2012-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8443X-2012-08-06): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 34-8133254, built 1981. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Greensboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greensboro)

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