# N8881U: 1965 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2017-06-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- 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: 17252799
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1965
- Certificate issued: August 15, 2006
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: AC3E1B
- Owner when cancelled: [Blue Diamond Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20DIAMOND%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Pomona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pomona)
- Physical address: [La Verne, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Verne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0423° N, 117.7561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91766, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8881U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8881U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8881U-2017-06-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX08CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA214), Jul 6, 2008: Cessna 172F (N8881U), Pomona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his failure to refuel the airplane.

## 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 20080705843729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080705843729A), Jul 5, 2008: Cessna 172F (N8881U), La Verne, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) N8881U was flown by 3 renters on the day of the accident. Pilot #1 took the aircraft for a 1.8 hour cross country flight after fueling the aircraft with…

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