# N8487X: 1961 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 2019-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17248987
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1961
- Certificate issued: July 20, 2018
- Last registry action: July 20, 2018
- Mode S code: ABA0F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Martin Kaylan J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20KAYLAN%20J)
- Location: [Tenaha, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Tenaha)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9584° N, 94.2398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75974, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8487X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8487X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8487X-2019-06-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 GAA19CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA123), Dec 20, 2018: Cessna 172 (N8487X), Center, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20181220022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181220022079A), Dec 20, 2018: Cessna 172C (N8487X), Center, TX, Substantial damage. Caught a gust of wind on landing runway 35. Acft cartwheeled and came to rest on left side of runway.
- [Incident 19841124072159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841124072159I), Nov 24, 1984: Cessna 172C (N8487X), Corpus Christi, TX. Made forced landing after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.

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