# N8559U: 1965 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2018-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17252459
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 1965
- Certificate issued: February 28, 2018
- Last registry action: February 28, 2018
- Mode S code: ABBD91
- Owner when cancelled: [Kilo Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KILO%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Lacon, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lacon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0146° N, 89.3666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61540, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8559U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8559U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8559U-2018-05-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CEN18FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA088), Jan 27, 2018: Cessna 172F (N8559U), Williamsport, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and descent and collision with trees.

## 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 20180127006669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180127006669A), Jan 27, 2018: Cessna 172F (N8559U), Williamsport, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On January 27, 2018 at approximately 1:30AM eastern standard time, a 1965 Cessna 172-F, N8559U was destroyed following collision with the ground while…

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