# N3218S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 7, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3218S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3218S

## Aircraft that carried N3218S

- [Cancelled 2025-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3218S-2025-08-07): Shield Ai V-BAT, S/N VBP-200018. Owner: [Sheild Ai Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEILD%20AI%20INC), [Frisco, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Frisco)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3218S-undated): Cessna 182G, S/N 18255718. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N3218S (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 FTW80FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA071), May 7, 1980: Cessna 182G (N3218S), Pecos, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3218S (1)

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 19800507012489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800507012489A), May 7, 1980: Cessna 182G (N3218S), Pecos, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Observed making low passes over town. Pulled up into vertical climb, stalled, & crashed. Possible alcohol involved.

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