# N70608: 1968 Cessna 182M, registration cancelled 2012-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728)
- 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: 18259324
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 11, 1968
- Last registry action: March 25, 1991
- Mode S code: A96D51
- Location: [Pontiac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pontiac)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70608
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70608
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70608-2012-10-15

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 182M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m.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 CHI91LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA040), Dec 2, 1990: Cessna 182 (N70608), Howell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO RE-FUELING NOT PERFORMED BY THE PIC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS MISJUDGED BY THE PIC.

## 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 19901202052299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901202052299A), Dec 2, 1990: Cessna 182M (N70608), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Nosed over on forced landing in a wheat field.

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