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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8492U

N8492U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172F. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 6, 1990. The last status on file was "n-number assigned but not yet registered".

Cessna 172F cancelled June 6, 1990

Serial number
17252392
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned but not yet registered
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8492U

LAX89FA113Accident on February 18, 1989 at Safford, AZ: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172F · serial 17252392

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH RESULTING IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DELAYED USE OF WING FLAPS.

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