# N8181L: Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 1995-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256381
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1994
- Last registry action: May 11, 1994
- Mode S code: AB299A
- Owners when cancelled: [Mitchell Terry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MITCHELL%20TERRY%20L), [Mitchell Sharon F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MITCHELL%20SHARON%20F)
- Location: [Bauxite, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Bauxite)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5006° N, 92.4659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72011, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8181L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8181L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8181L-1995-02-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW95LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA012), Oct 9, 1994: Cessna 172H (N8181L), Moro, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.
- [NTSB FTW74FPG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG28), Oct 2, 1973: Cessna 172H (N8181L), Joiner, AR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19941009034409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941009034409A), Oct 9, 1994: Cessna 172H (N8181L), Moro, AR, Destroyed. During turn around on runway engine died. Smoke on restart. Fire erupted. Failed keep cranking draw fire in intake.
- [Accident 19731002032212A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731002032212A), Oct 2, 1973: Cessna 172H (N8181L), Joiner, AR, Substantial damage. Plt claimed lft wndscreen cornr post blind spot. Piece of r wing tip imbedded in r wng of otr acft.

## Other aircraft with N8181L

- [Cancelled 2012-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8181L-2012-05-18): Gick S/Gick P AEROCOMP CA6WB, S/N 97159, built 1999. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gick Pamela K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GICK%20PAMELA%20K), [Saint Marys, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Saint%20Marys)

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