# N8486X: 1961 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 2020-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2020
- 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: 17248986
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1961
- Certificate issued: August 21, 2017
- Last registry action: August 21, 2017
- Mode S code: ABA0D1
- Owners when cancelled: [Toland Greg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOLAND%20GREG), [Gray John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20JOHN)
- Location: [Lottsburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Lottsburg)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9766° N, 76.4937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22511, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8486X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8486X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8486X-2020-12-05

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 CHI85LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA248), Jun 23, 1985: Cessna 172 (N8486X), East Alton, IL, substantial damage

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