# N8656B: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1969-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 1969
- 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: 36356
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1960
- Mode S code: ABE496
- Owner when cancelled: [Down River Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWN%20RIVER%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Wayne, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Wayne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8656B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8656B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8656B-1969-02-06

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 CHI69A0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0042), Oct 18, 1968: Cessna 172 (N8656B), Brighton, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8656B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8656B): Boeing 737-8H4, S/N 42530, built 2014

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