# N9881X: 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: November 23, 1972
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9881X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9881X

## Aircraft that carried N9881X

- [Cancelled 1972-11-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9881X-1972-11-23): Cessna 185, S/N 185-0081. Owner: [Lake Superior Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20SUPERIOR%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Grand Marais, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Grand%20Marais)

## NTSB investigations on N9881X (3)

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 CHI83FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA225), Oct 26, 1971: Cessna 185 (N9881X), Hovland, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB MKC71FDM58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM58), Apr 22, 1971: Cessna 185 (N9881X), Breezy Point, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0481), Jan 14, 1967: Cessna 185 (N9881X), Polo, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9881X (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 19711026050009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19711026050009A), Oct 26, 1971: Cessna 185 (N9881X), Hovland, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Missing aircraft found 13 years later. Had crashed into trees. Witnesses in area reported mist and near zero fog.

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