# N8880U: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1965-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17252798
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AC3DF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8880U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8880U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8880U-1965-07-15

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 MIA65A0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0111), May 3, 1965: Cessna 172 (N8880U), St Cloud, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8880U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8880U): Cessna 150M, S/N 15078012, built 1976

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