# N8994V: 1974 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2018-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2018
- 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: 17264349
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1974
- Certificate issued: April 4, 1978
- Last registry action: May 10, 2017
- Mode S code: AC69BB
- Owner when cancelled: [Wings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGS%20INC)
- Location: [South Bend, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/South%20Bend)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6609° N, 86.3538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46619, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8994V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8994V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8994V-2018-10-29

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 GAA18CA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA471), Aug 4, 2018: Cessna 172 (N8994V), Dowagiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain bank control during takeoff.
- [NTSB CHI98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA149), May 7, 1998: Cessna 172M (N8994V), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's disorientation that led him to believe he was on the active runway. A factor was the pilot's inattentiveness.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20180804006739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180804006739A), Aug 4, 2018: Cessna 172M (N8994V), Dowagiac, MI, Substantial damage. On August 4, 2018 at 7:11 pm eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M aircraft, N8994V, registered to an association and operated by a private pilot, received…
- [Accident 19980507008519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980507008519A), May 7, 1998: Cessna 172M (N8994V), Elkhart, IN, Substantial damage. Made fast turn onto runway for takeoff. Lost control wide turn caused 172 to hit chain link fences. (.19)on may 6, 1998, at 2204 eastern daylight time, a…

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