N8785B

Cancelled 2013

Deregistered aircraft · 1957 Cessna 172 · Continental 0-300 series

Cancelled: May 15, 2013
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 36485
Year built: 1957
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Standard
Airworthiness date: November 27, 1957
Certificate issued: August 22, 1989
Last registry action: October 28, 1998
Mode S code: AC1717
Owner when cancelled: Gonzalez Richard Jr
Location: Ceiba, PR, RQ
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelCessna 172TCDS 3A12 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesTCDS E-253 · Reciprocating

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N8785B and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB MIA90LA037Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAtlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The engine seized from oil starvation (lack of oil or oil pressure), which resulted in the aircraft being ditched at sea.Dec 7, 1989 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N8785B and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19891207049219AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Mayaguana Islan, BahamasLost oil pressure and engine seized. Ditched in atlantic ocean and sank. Passenger died on swim to an island.Dec 7, 1989 · Destroyed · 1 fatal