# N8714U: 1965 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2012-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- 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: 17252618
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 1965
- Last registry action: December 23, 1997
- Mode S code: ABFD04
- Location: [Silver City, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Silver%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7786° N, 108.2694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver City, NM, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8714U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8714U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8714U-2012-07-31

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 FTW98LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA036), Oct 29, 1997: Cessna 172F (N8714U), Hurley, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind conditions. Factors included the gusty crosswind conditions and inadequate supervision of the student pilot's solo flight by his…

## 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 19971029031109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971029031109A), Oct 29, 1997: Cessna 172F (N8714U), Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. Acft lost control on landing and the nose gear broke off of the acft, Silver City, NM. (.4)as the student pilot flared for landing on runway 26, a 'violent…

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