# N3873D: 1957 Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 2018-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704)
- 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: 34573
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1976
- Last registry action: March 12, 1977
- Mode S code: A47810
- Owner when cancelled: [Mccullough Edmond Ray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCULLOUGH%20EDMOND%20RAY)
- Location: [Santa Clara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Clara)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3504° N, 121.9524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95050, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3873D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3873D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3873D-2018-03-16

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 182A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 OAK78FAO36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FAO36), Jul 2, 1978: Cessna 182A (N3873D), Red Bluff, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19780702032839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702032839A), Jul 2, 1978: Cessna 182H (N3873D), Red Bluff, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal

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