N8260X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172C built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 24, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172C cancelled September 24, 2007
- Serial number
- 17248760
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1961
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 2, 1984
- Last FAA action
- August 21, 2007
- Last owner
- Group 6 Aviation INC (Corporation)
Tannersville, PA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8260X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172C · serial 17248760
The pilot misjudging distance/altitude during the turn from base to final, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent collision with trees. A factor was the haze.
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