# N8559X: 1963 Cessna P172D, registration cancelled 1967-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 1967
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna P172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d) (registry code 2072202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: P17257159
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1965
- Mode S code: ABBD94
- Owner when cancelled: [Southwestern Skyways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWESTERN%20SKYWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8559X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8559X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8559X-1967-07-21

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 DEN66A0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0055), Jan 15, 1966: Cessna 172D (N8559X), Placitas, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8559X

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8559X-undated): Robinson Helicopter R22, S/N 0471

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