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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8855B

N8855B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 28, 1994. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172 cancelled March 28, 1994

Serial number
36555
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
May 12, 1987
Last FAA action
March 20, 1994
Last owner
Fullerton Dwight J (Individual)
Moraine, OH
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8855B

ATL89FA177Accident on July 11, 1989 at Townsend, TN: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 36555

IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING REMEDIAL ACTION, WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILINGS OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, HIS FAILURE TO USE IN-FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING SERVICE, HIS PROBABLE PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT FROM MEDICATION/DRUGS, AND THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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