N8389U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172F built in 1964. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 21, 2004 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "sale reported".
Cessna 172F cancelled September 21, 2004
- Serial number
- 17252289
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1964
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- August 23, 2004
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Greeley, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N8389U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172F · serial 17252289
the flight instructor inadvertently stalling the airplane during a forced landing. Contributing factors were fuel exhaustion due to inadvertent opening of the fuel drain, lack of familiarity with the airplane, inadequate supervision of the flight, and the missing strainer spring.
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