# N8643U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1989-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17252545
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: ABE087
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8643U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8643U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8643U-1989-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (2)

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 FTW89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA060), Feb 26, 1989: Cessna 172 (N8643U), Jacksboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO GO AROUND, WHEN SHE DID NOT ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT (LANDED LONG) AND HAD EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…
- [NTSB FTW72FRG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRG65), Apr 7, 1972: Cessna 172 (N8643U), Pearsall, TX, destroyed

## 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 19890226002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226002759A), Feb 26, 1989: Cessna 172F (N8643U), Jacksboro, TX, Substantial damage. Landed half way down runway and overran it into rough ground. Blamed wind shift from crosswind to tailwind landing.

## Other aircraft with N8643U

- [Cancelled 2022-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8643U-2022-10-01): DJI SPARK, S/N OASUFB600403SY. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gwinnett County Police Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GWINNETT%20COUNTY%20POLICE%20DEPARTMENT), [Lawrenceville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Lawrenceville)

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