# N8460X: 1961 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 2018-04-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 6, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 17248960
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AB9891
- Owner when cancelled: [Gilbert Distributing Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILBERT%20DISTRIBUTING%20COMPANY%20INC)
- Location: [Gilbert, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Gilbert)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6498° N, 81.8855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25621, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8460X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8460X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8460X-2018-04-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 IAD70A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0008), Jul 27, 1969: Cessna 172 (N8460X), Amherstdale, WV, destroyed, 3 fatal

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