# N42488: 1968 Cessna 182L, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726)
- 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: 18259039
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 1968
- Certificate issued: December 14, 1976
- Last registry action: April 6, 1985
- Mode S code: A50E0C
- Owners when cancelled: [Christensen George L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTENSEN%20GEORGE%20L), [Christensen Mary Jeannette](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTENSEN%20MARY%20JEANNETTE)
- Location: [Riverton, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Riverton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0278° N, 108.2379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82501, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42488
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42488
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42488-2014-12-17

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 182L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l.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 LAX82FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA231), Jun 14, 1982: Cessna 182 (N42488), Truckee, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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