# N8869U: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1998-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 1998
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 17252785
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 7, 1996
- Last registry action: March 7, 1996
- Mode S code: AC37C5
- Owner when cancelled: [Carlin William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARLIN%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Exeter, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Exeter)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3619° N, 75.8385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18643, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8869U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8869U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8869U-1998-08-18

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.

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 NYC96LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA119), Jun 1, 1996: Cessna 172F (N8869U), Blairstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control due to improper compensation for wind conditions.

## 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 19960601016559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601016559A), Jun 1, 1996: Cessna 172F (N8869U), Blairstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Reported windshift on landing flare drifted off runway. Wing hit tree. Swung into bank and trees. Wind reported light

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