# N8521X: 1962 Cessna P172D, registration cancelled 2021-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna P172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d) (registry code 2072202)
- Engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E-298](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-298) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: P17257121
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1962
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1992
- Last registry action: September 11, 2017
- Mode S code: ABB157
- Owners when cancelled: [Fundamental Baptist Church](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FUNDAMENTAL%20BAPTIST%20CHURCH), [Baptist Pioneer Mission Division](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAPTIST%20PIONEER%20MISSION%20DIVISION)
- Location: [Kincheloe, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Kincheloe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2654° N, 84.4713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49788, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8521X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8521X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8521X-2021-03-06

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 P172D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d.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 CHI86LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA060), Jan 6, 1986: Cessna 172M (N8521X), Anderson, 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 19860105000329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860105000329A), Jan 5, 1986: Cessna P172D (N8521X), Anderson, IN, Substantial damage. Encountered gusty winds during flare and made a hard landing on the nose wheel.

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