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N8529U

N8529U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172F. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 12, 2000. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172F cancelled January 12, 2000

Serial number
17252429
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
October 23, 1990
Last FAA action
November 16, 1999
Last owner
Opstedahl Ronald D DBA (Individual)
Union Center, SD
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8529U

CHI93LA381Accident on January 19, 1992 at Union Center, SD: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17252429

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, WHILE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE SOFT RUNWAY CONDITION & FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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