# N8968B: 1958 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2002-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 36668
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1958
- Certificate issued: April 2, 1999
- Last registry action: March 19, 2002
- Mode S code: AC5F10
- Owner when cancelled: [Florida Aircraft Exchange Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20AIRCRAFT%20EXCHANGE%20INC)
- Location: [Gulf Breeze, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Gulf%20Breeze)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3360° N, 87.1246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32561, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8968B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8968B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8968B-2002-04-29

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 ATL99LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA059), Mar 26, 1999: Cessna 172 (N8968B), Florala, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION WITH WATER.

## 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 19990326022429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990326022429A), Mar 26, 1999: Cessna 172 (N8968B), Florala, AL, Substantial damage. (.4) On March 26, 1999, about 1530 central standard time, a Cessna 172, N8968B, collided with trees while maneuvering for an emergency landing at Florala…

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