# N8963V: 1974 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2012-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2012
- Exported to: Uruguay
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17264319
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 13, 1974
- Certificate issued: September 5, 2012
- Last registry action: September 5, 2012
- Mode S code: AC5E73
- Owner when cancelled: [Schmitt Rudy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMITT%20RUDY)
- Location: [Bulverde, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bulverde)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7657° N, 98.4358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78163, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8963V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8963V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8963V-2012-10-19

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 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 FTW99LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA108), Apr 5, 1999: Cessna 172M (N8963V), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the powerlines. Factors were the low ceilings and the dusk light illumination.

## 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 19990405003109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990405003109A), Apr 5, 1999: Cessna 172M (N8963V), Midlothain, TX, Substantial damage. Acft struck a power line and landed at grand prairie, TX. (-23)on April 4, 1999, at 2015 CT, a Cessna 172, was substantially damaged upon collision with…

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