# N8529U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2000-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17252429
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1990
- Last registry action: November 16, 1999
- Mode S code: ABB26C
- Owners when cancelled: [Opstedahl Ronald D DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OPSTEDAHL%20RONALD%20D%20DBA), [Opstedahl Ranch](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OPSTEDAHL%20RANCH)
- Location: [Union Center, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Union%20Center)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6680° N, 102.6578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57787, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8529U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8529U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8529U-2000-01-12

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 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 CHI93LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA381), Jan 19, 1992: Cessna 172 (N8529U), Union Center, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, WHILE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE SOFT RUNWAY CONDITION & FENCE AT…

## 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 19920119057029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920119057029A), Jan 19, 1992: Cessna 172E (N8529U), Union Center, SD, Substantial damage. Departing soft Private strip struck wire fence end of short runway.

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