# N42908: Cessna 182L, registration cancelled 1989-10-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 10, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18259248
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A51F87
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42908
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42908
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42908-1989-10-10

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 LAX89LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA048), Nov 12, 1988: Cessna 182L (N42908), Page, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FIVE CYLINDER PISTON, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, INITIATING AN ENGINE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## 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 19881112050369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112050369A), Nov 12, 1988: Cessna 182L (N42908), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine failed at cruise. Struck logs and flipped over on forced landing. A cylinder had broken into small pieces.

## Other aircraft with N42908

- [Cancelled 2015-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42908-2015-05-06): Gastmeyer Brad A CHALLENGER II, S/N CH2-0292B-0803. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gastmeyer Brad A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GASTMEYER%20BRAD%20A), [Lake Worth, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lake%20Worth)
- [Cancelled 1991-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42908-1991-10-11): Piper J3C-65, S/N 15243, built 1948. Exported to France. Owner: [Mid America Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20AMERICA%20AVIATION%20INC), [Bloomington, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Bloomington)

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