# N8874B: 1958 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2013-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36574
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 22, 1958
- Last registry action: June 13, 2001
- Mode S code: AC3ABC
- Location: [Dryfork, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Dryfork)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9570° N, 79.4358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 26263, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8874B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8874B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8874B-2013-03-11

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 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 NYC00FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA226), Aug 12, 2000: Cessna 172 (N8874B), Davis, WV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in a takeoff with a tailwind, and a subsequent inadvertent stall. Factors were a high gross weight, a high density altitude, and a…

## 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 20000812039199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000812039199A), Aug 12, 2000: Cessna 172 (N8874B), Davis, WV, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23)Witnesses stated the a/c appeared to make a normal takeoff on runway 24. The a/c climbed to approx. 300 feet AGL and abruptly nosed down impacting the…

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