N8874B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172 built in 1958. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 11, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Cessna 172 cancelled March 11, 2013
- Serial number
- 36574
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1958
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- June 13, 2001
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Dryfork, WV - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8874B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 36574
The pilot-in-command's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in a takeoff with a tailwind, and a subsequent inadvertent stall. Factors were a high gross weight, a high density altitude, and a tailwind.
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