# N8959B: 1958 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2017-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2017
- 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: 36659
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1993
- Certificate issued: April 13, 2004
- Last registry action: January 18, 2011
- Mode S code: AC5B7C
- Owner when cancelled: [Chapter 163 Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAPTER%20163%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2026° N, 115.3078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89134, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8959B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8959B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8959B-2017-09-26

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 WPR10LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA123), Jan 30, 2010: Cessna 172 (N8959B), Pahrump, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation as a result of the improper installation of the carburetor float valve by unknown personnel.

## 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 20100130027349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100130027349A), Jan 30, 2010: Cessna 172 (N8959B), Pahrump, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot and one passenger departed vgt at approximately 0715 hours for L61 (shoshone). Aircraft had full fuel load. Landed safely at shoshone (L61) after…

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