# N8471X: 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: 17248971
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1961
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1978
- Last registry action: July 17, 1982
- Mode S code: AB9C6B
- Owner when cancelled: [Black Charles B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACK%20CHARLES%20B)
- Location: [Lexington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Lexington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7383° N, 80.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27292, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8471X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8471X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8471X-2013-05-14

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 IAD78FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA100), Aug 30, 1978: Cessna 172C (N8471X), Creedmoor, NC, substantial damage

## 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 19780830030319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780830030319A), Aug 30, 1978: Cessna 172D (N8471X), Creedmoor, NC, Substantial damage. Recognized low fuel state 28NM fm dest,5 NM fm oxford arpt,contin exhausted fuel.

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