# N42981: Cessna 182L, registration cancelled 1971-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18259275
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1969
- Mode S code: A52098
- Owner when cancelled: [Walker Earl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALKER%20EARL)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42981-1971-01-15

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 FTW70A0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0015), Aug 29, 1969: Cessna 182 (N42981), Salt Flat, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N42981

- [Cancelled 2013-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42981-2013-04-30): Furrer Jurg E RAF 2000, S/N H290125, built 1990. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42981-undated): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 288390049. Triennial form not returned

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