# N8218G: 1971 Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 2022-05-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 28, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Non-citizen corporation, flight hours not reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 177RG0118
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 1971
- Certificate issued: October 19, 2015
- Last registry action: August 10, 2021
- Mode S code: AB3809
- Owner when cancelled: [Helo Properties Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELO%20PROPERTIES%20INC)
- Location: [Indio, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Indio)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7095° N, 116.2370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92201, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8218G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8218G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8218G-2022-05-28

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 177RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg.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 LAX74FUG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG11), Jul 27, 1973: Cessna 177RG (N8218G), San Brnadno, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 20121108024359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121108024359I), Nov 8, 2012: Cessna 177RG (N8218G), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. 11/08/2012 Aircraft was on final to ffz. Pilot moved gear lever to gear down position. Gear moved to the down position as visually verified by the pilot. The…
- [Incident 19871011062969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871011062969I), Oct 11, 1987: Cessna 177RG (N8218G), Hayden, CO, Minor damage. The aircraft landed on a road when the engine lost oil and the pilot smelled smoke. Oil line to prop governor broke
- [Accident 19730727025449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730727025449A), Jul 27, 1973: Cessna 177RG (N8218G), San Brnadno, CA, Substantial damage. Ldg gr collapsed.

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