# N8740U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1996-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 1996
- 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: 17252644
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1989
- Mode S code: AC079D
- Owner when cancelled: [Wisner Loren A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WISNER%20LOREN%20A%20JR)
- Location: [Cameron, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Cameron)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8740U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8740U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8740U-1996-04-17

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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 CHI96LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA006), Oct 11, 1995: Cessna 172F (N8740U), Danbury, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the partial failure of the left magneto, the road sign, and the road embankment. A factor relating to this accident is the brush which obscured the road sign.
- [NTSB MKC81DCJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ13), May 25, 1981: Cessna 172 (N8740U), Boelus, NE, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI69D0393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0393), Jul 23, 1968: Cessna 172 (N8740U), Bellville, WI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19951011032059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951011032059A), Oct 11, 1995: Cessna 172F (N8740U), Blaine Township, WI, Substantial damage. Lost power. Forced landing. Magneto cover came loose. Crossfired. Using unaproved dirty fuel. No fuel STC. (-23) the accident investigation revealed an…
- [Accident 19810525028659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525028659A), May 25, 1981: Cessna 172F (N8740U), Boelus, NE, Destroyed. The pilot tried to take off from a short, unsuitable field. Did not have enough runway available.

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