# N8712U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1981-10-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 8, 1981
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17252616
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 6, 1978
- Mode S code: ABFCBE
- Owner when cancelled: [Duff David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUFF%20DAVID%20C)
- Location: [Fall City, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Fall%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8712U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8712U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8712U-1981-10-08

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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 OAK66F0102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0102), Aug 29, 1965: Cessna 172 (N8712U), Willits, CA, substantial damage

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