# N8949B: 1958 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2017-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- 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: 36649
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AC57C5
- Owner when cancelled: [Boy William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOY%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Royston, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Royston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2670° N, 83.1376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30662, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8949B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8949B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8949B-2017-01-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 MIA70AM063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70AM063), Jan 23, 1970: Cessna 172 (N8949B), Dahlonega, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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