# N8530X: 1962 Cessna P172D, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- 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: P17257130
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1962
- Certificate issued: September 11, 1986
- Last registry action: December 9, 1989
- Mode S code: ABB4EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Maintenance Express Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAINTENANCE%20EXPRESS%20INC)
- Location: [Tracy, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tracy)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7368° N, 121.4340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95376, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8530X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8530X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8530X-2013-05-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX84LA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA458), Aug 21, 1984: Cessna P172D (N8530X), Livermore, CA, 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 19840820075989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840820075989A), Aug 20, 1984: Cessna P172D (N8530X), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. Hard landing, bounced, went around. Made safe landing with wings and fuselage buckled and engine mount broken.

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