N8405E — 1979 Cessna 172N

Aircraft record

Serial number

17272195

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

172N

Year

1979

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming 0-320 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N8405E →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN10FA101Jan 17, 2010Holland, MIFatal · 2 fatal

   The pilot's decision to take off in known instrument meteorological conditions without instrument currency or recent instrument experience, which led to spatial disorientation resulting in an inadvertent spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of adequate rest prior to the flight.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1979 Cessna 172N).

1. Sep 24, 2013deregistered — Tulip City Air Service Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N8405E was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1979 Cessna 172N above.

• until Mar 21, 19631960 Bell 47J-2 (s/n 1804)

Frequently asked

Has N8405E been in an accident?

Yes. N8405E appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2010.

What kind of aircraft is N8405E?

N8405E is a 1979 Cessna 172N (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 17272195.

Has N8405E been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N8405E (CEN10FA101) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.