# N8500X: 1970 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17259072
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 1970
- Certificate issued: February 15, 1996
- Last registry action: June 3, 2005
- Mode S code: ABA9C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Simmons Ryan Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMMONS%20RYAN%20ROBERT)
- Location: [Jones Creek, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Jones%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1764° N, 95.4508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77515, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8500X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8500X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8500X-2014-11-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k.md

## Other aircraft with N8500X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8500X): Game Composites GB1 GAMEBIRD, S/N 0024
- [Cancelled 1968-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8500X-1968-08-30): Cessna 175C, S/N 17557100. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Roberts Donald And Roberts Janice](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTS%20DONALD%20AND%20ROBERTS%20JANICE), [Dix, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Dix)

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