# N8608B: 1957 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2003-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- 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: 36308
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 1957
- Certificate issued: November 29, 1999
- Last registry action: May 20, 2003
- Mode S code: ABD249
- Owner when cancelled: [Huye George A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUYE%20GEORGE%20A)
- Location: [Baton Rouge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Baton%20Rouge)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4042° N, 91.1391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8608B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8608B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8608B-2003-07-21

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 ATL02LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA096), May 11, 2002: Cessna 172 (N8608B), Livingston, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failure to maintain flying speed, followed by a subsequent stall.

## 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 20020510009329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020510009329A), May 10, 2002: Cessna 172 (N8608B), Livingston, TN, No damage. (-23) Took off from Livingston, TN with one passenger, at night (passenger's first flight, she helped pilot buy aircraft). Upon approach back into Livingston,…

## Other aircraft with N8608B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8608B): Powrachute PEGASUS, S/N A213PEG

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