# N1839X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 20, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1839X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1839X

## Aircraft that carried N1839X

- [Cancelled 2018-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1839X-2018-03-20): Cessna 182H, S/N 18255939. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Starling Joseph D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STARLING%20JOSEPH%20D), [Lawtey, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lawtey)

## NTSB investigations on N1839X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA17FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA073), Dec 26, 2016: Cessna 182 (N1839X), Gatlinburg, TN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's intentional visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1839X (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20161226023729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161226023729A), Dec 26, 2016: Cessna 182H (N1839X), Gatlinburg, TN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft had VFR flight following. Pilot started descent to kgkt 15 miles from airport. Aircraft was in IFR conditions and descended into mountains. Aircraft…
- [Incident 19970907038249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907038249I), Sep 7, 1997: Cessna 182M (N1839X), Dubuque, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Thompson stated he experienced engine failure ten nautical miles south of Dubuque, Iowa. He advised ATC, saw a grass strip (IA68), made a hard…

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