# N8509U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1974-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17252409
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1974
- Mode S code: ABAAFE
- Owner when cancelled: [Lynn Mcelroy DBA Mcelroy Aircraft Salvage](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYNN%20MCELROY%20DBA%20MCELROY%20AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE)
- Location: [Shelbyville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Shelbyville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8509U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8509U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8509U-1974-01-29

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 CHI74FEA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA16), Oct 19, 1973: Cessna 172F (N8509U), Lafayette, IN, 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 19731019033299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731019033299A), Oct 19, 1973: Cessna 172F (N8509U), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Winds stronger than planned. Fss asist,plt obsvd lite of otr arpt cont flt to planned dest.

## Other aircraft with N8509U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8509U): Boeing 737-800, S/N 36925, built 2016
- [Cancelled 2008-09-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8509U-2008-09-18): Coggins-Ehmig-Levy MONNETT-MONERAI, S/N 00269, built 1986. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Robertson James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTSON%20JAMES%20E), [Minooka, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Minooka)

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