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N8210U

N8210U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172F. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 30, 1998. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Cessna 172F cancelled September 30, 1998

Serial number
17252110
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
September 30, 1998
Last owner
Wells William L (Individual)
Santa Cruz, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8210U

LAX95LA025Accident on October 31, 1994 at Tonopah, NV: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172F · serial 17252110

the pilot's excessive taxi speed and improper remedial action after the nose gear began to shimmy. The nose gear shimmy (nose gear vibration) and the berm were factors in this accident.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site