# N8518B: 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: February 20, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8518B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8518B

## Aircraft that carried N8518B

- [Cancelled 2018-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8518B-2018-02-20): Cessna 172, S/N 36218, built 1957. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Faillers Phillip J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAILLERS%20PHILLIP%20J), [Sutter Creek, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sutter%20Creek)

## NTSB investigations on N8518B (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 WPR15FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA070), Dec 24, 2014: Cessna 172 (N8518B), Sutter Creek, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) while maneuvering, which resulted in a loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8518B (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 20141224023799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141224023799A), Dec 24, 2014: Cessna 172 (N8518B), Sutter Creek, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On December 24, 2014, around 12:35 pacific daylight time (PST), a Cessna 172, N8518B, was destroyed when it impacted terrain approximately one and a half miles…

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