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    Airframe Family: Cessna 172 Skyhawk / T-41 Mescalero
    Latest Model:172F
    Construction Number:172-52753
    Last Civil Registration:N8842U
    Compressed ID:Cessna 172F cn 172-52753 cr N8842U
    Latest Owner or Location:Ballard Expert Services Llc, Bowersville, GA

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    Dates

    Event

    1965

    Constructed as a 172F.

    20 September 1965

    Certificate of airworthiness for N8842U (172F, 172-52753) issued.

    By 23 August 1969

    To unknown owner with c/r N8842U.

    23 August 1969

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Kerman, CA, United States. The time was 1400 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Topham Ranch Airport. The flight departed from Santa Maria, CA, with an unknown destination. Suffered a hard landing on touch down. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. The factors included; overload failure.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    17 March 2009

    To James H. Currie, Rocky Face, GA with new c/r N8842U.

    4 February 2014

    To William E. Ellis, Piedmont, SC with new c/r N8842U.

    2 January 2023

    To Michael S. Dunn, Anderson, SC keeping c/r N8842U.

    17 June 2024

    To unknown owner with c/r N8842U.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Bowersville, GA.

    16 July 2024

    To Ballard Expert Services Llc, Bowersville, GA keeping c/r N8842U.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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