# N3117U: 1976 Cessna 182P, registration cancelled 2012-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18265136
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 1976
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1979
- Last registry action: January 3, 1987
- Mode S code: A34DE8
- Owners when cancelled: [Glen & Helen Aircraft Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLEN%20%26%20HELEN%20AIRCRAFT%20INC%20DBA), [G & H Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/G%20%26%20H%20AIRCRAFT)
- Location: [El Monte, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Monte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0786° N, 118.0435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91731, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3117U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3117U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3117U-2012-09-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 182P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DEN81DTM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTM23), May 7, 1981: Cessna 182P (N3117U), Monument Vly, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA020), Jan 7, 1978: Cessna 182F (N3117U), Sells, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19810507025019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810507025019A), May 7, 1981: Cessna 182P (N3117U), Monument Valley, UT, Destroyed. Too slow on final, stalled, impacted embankment short of runway. Possible moderate downdraft in area.
- [Accident 19780107006699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780107006699A), Jan 7, 1978: Cessna 182F (N3117U), Sells, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt had not flown at night as PIC.he would usually land before dass & continue next day.

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