# N8885V: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1996-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17264244
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 3, 1995
- Last registry action: July 3, 1995
- Mode S code: AC3EA8
- Owner when cancelled: [Hopedale Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOPEDALE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Hopedale, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Hopedale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1230° N, 71.5314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01747, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8885V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8885V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8885V-1996-03-18

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 NYC95LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA200), Aug 20, 1995: Cessna 172M (N8885V), Hopedale, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a fence and a building.

## 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 19950820041589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820041589A), Aug 20, 1995: Cessna 172M (N8885V), Hopedale, MA, Destroyed. First solo bounced and porpoised. Exited runway. Tried go around but struck a building at 50 miles per hour.

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