# N8472X: Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 1991-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17248972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 25, 1987
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: AB9C8E
- Owner when cancelled: [Nieman Robert K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIEMAN%20ROBERT%20K)
- Location: [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2854° N, 89.0017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61107, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8472X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8472X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8472X-1991-01-29

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 MKC90LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA098), Apr 29, 1990: Cessna 172 (N8472X), Ames, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE WRONG RUNWAY WAS SELECTED AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## 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 19900429014909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900429014909A), Apr 29, 1990: Cessna 172C (N8472X), Ames, IA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in gusty crosswind. Ran off runway into ditch.

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