# N8805U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1972-02-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 29, 1972
- 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: 17252711
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1965
- Mode S code: AC20EF
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviation Gerneral](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20GERNERAL)
- Location: [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8805U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8805U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8805U-1972-02-29

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 (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 CHI70F0183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0183), Aug 29, 1969: Cessna 172F (N8805U), Bethalto, IL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8805U

- [Cancelled 2006-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8805U-2006-06-29): Cessna 150M, S/N 15078001, built 1976. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Stevens Alston M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENS%20ALSTON%20M), [Norfolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Norfolk)

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