# N8517B: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1997-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36217
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 5, 1988
- Last registry action: July 16, 1997
- Mode S code: ABAE5E
- Owner when cancelled: [Abbott Charles B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABBOTT%20CHARLES%20B)
- Location: [La Mesa, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/La%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9808° N, 107.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88044, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8517B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8517B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517B-1997-12-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 DEN88LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA209), Sep 29, 1988: Cessna 172 (N8517B), Questa, NM, 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 19880929046349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880929046349A), Sep 29, 1988: Cessna 172 (N8517B), Questa, NM, Substantial damage. Unable to outclimb rising terrain on takeoff. Struck a ridge and ground looped. Marijuana found in aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N8517B

- [Cancelled 2011-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517B-2011-03-22): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 347670244. Owner: [Csc Trust Co Of Delaware Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CSC%20TRUST%20CO%20OF%20DELAWARE%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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