# N8511B: 1957 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1974-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 1974
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36211
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 31, 1973
- Mode S code: ABAD8C
- Owner when cancelled: [Lafferty William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAFFERTY%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Clawson, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Clawson)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8511B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8511B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8511B-1974-04-26

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 CHI73DEC33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEC33), May 10, 1973: Cessna 172 (N8511B), Utica, MI, 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 19730510011279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730510011279A), May 10, 1973: Cessna 172 (N8511B), Utica, MI, Substantial damage. Obstruction installed for spite by owner of property adj to arpt. Jog in taxiway abt midway.

## Other aircraft with N8511B

- [Cancelled 2013-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8511B-2013-04-01): Cessna 210A, S/N 21057603, built 1960. Owner: [Groeneweg Art A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROENEWEG%20ART%20A), [Monroe, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Monroe)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8511B-undated): Miller-Snyder BENSEN GYROCOPTER, S/N RMLS1. Triennial form not returned

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