# N8855B: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1994-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36555
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 12, 1987
- Last registry action: March 20, 1994
- Mode S code: AC3371
- Owner when cancelled: [Fullerton Dwight J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FULLERTON%20DWIGHT%20J)
- Location: [Moraine, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Moraine)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6984° N, 84.2295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45439, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8855B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8855B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8855B-1994-03-28

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 ATL89FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA177), Jul 11, 1989: Cessna 172 (N8855B), Townsend, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING REMEDIAL ACTION, WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILINGS OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN…

## 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 19890711022049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711022049A), Jul 11, 1989: Cessna 172 (N8855B), Knoxville, TN, Destroyed. Flew into trees near top of a cloud obscured ridge. Thunderstorms in area. Had been taking various medications.

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