# N8449X: 1961 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408)
- 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: 17248949
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1961
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1978
- Last registry action: June 4, 1988
- Mode S code: AB925E
- Owner when cancelled: [Ebanks Mark W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EBANKS%20MARK%20W)
- Location: [Capistrano Bch, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Capistrano%20Bch)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4566° N, 117.6668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92624, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8449X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8449X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8449X-2013-05-14

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 (2)

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 LAX87LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA021), Oct 19, 1986: Cessna 172C (N8449X), Michigan Bar, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0046), Feb 8, 1967: Cessna 172C (N8449X), Bluff, UT, substantial damage, 2 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 19861019049409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861019049409A), Oct 19, 1986: Cessna 172C (N8449X), Michigan Bar, CA, Substantial damage. The engine lost power during a crosscountry flight. Pilot has not submitted report. Suspect fuel exhaustion.

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