# N8917V: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1985-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17264274
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 6, 1979
- Last registry action: January 31, 1985
- Mode S code: AC4C6C
- Owners when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC), [Simmons & Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMMONS%20%26%20ASSOCIATES), [Strobach Greg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROBACH%20GREG), [Phare Weston D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHARE%20WESTON%20D), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3809° N, 86.3637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36112, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8917V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8917V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8917V-1985-01-31

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 DEN84LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA212), Jul 7, 1984: Cessna 172 (N8917V), Minnewaukan, ND, substantial damage

## 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 19840706033609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840706033609A), Jul 6, 1984: Cessna 172M (N8917V), Minnewaukan, ND, Substantial damage. Struck a wire landing on a road aircraft nosed over on impact with the road.

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