# N8952B: 1958 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2019-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 36652
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 1958
- Certificate issued: October 28, 2015
- Last registry action: October 28, 2015
- Mode S code: AC5A87
- Owner when cancelled: [Holmes Aviation Of Palm Beach LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLMES%20AVIATION%20OF%20PALM%20BEACH%20LLC)
- Location: [Lake Worth, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lake%20Worth)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 26.6184° N, 80.0558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33460, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8952B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8952B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8952B-2019-03-01

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 ERA15CA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA327), Aug 22, 2015: Cessna 172 (N8952B), Riviera Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat prior to descending in atmospheric conditions conducive to icing, which resulted in a total loss of power.

## 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 20150822014799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150822014799A), Aug 22, 2015: Cessna 172 (N8952B), Rivera Beach, FL, Substantial damage. On August 22, 2015, at about 18:55 eastern daylight savings time, aircraft was traveling south on a 14 CFR 91 (aircraft was rented) flight was returning to…

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