# N8641B: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1991-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36341
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1991
- Last registry action: March 21, 1991
- Mode S code: ABE030
- Owner when cancelled: [Professional Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROFESSIONAL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Punta Gorda, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Punta%20Gorda)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.8599° N, 81.6601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33982, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8641B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8641B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8641B-1991-07-08

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 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 ATL91FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA054), Feb 14, 1991: Cessna 172 (N8641B), Crossville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER FLIGHT PLANNING BY THE NONINSTRUMENT RATED PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 19910214002389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910214002389A), Feb 14, 1991: Cessna 172 (N8641B), Crossville, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. In low clouds snow and freezing drizzle flew into trees while trying to locate airport. VFR flight not viable.

## Other aircraft with N8641B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8641B): Boeing 737-8H4, S/N 60085, built 2014

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