# N8257M: 1976 Cessna 182P, registration cancelled 2018-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816)
- 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: 18264575
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 3, 1978
- Last registry action: March 25, 1978
- Mode S code: AB46C7
- Owner when cancelled: [Wirth Raliegh](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIRTH%20RALIEGH)
- Location: [Walnut Creek, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Walnut%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8721° N, 122.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94595, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8257M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8257M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257M-2018-03-23

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 182P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p.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 OAK78FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA035), Jun 24, 1978: Cessna 182P (N8257M), S Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19780624022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624022569A), Jun 24, 1978: Cessna 182H (N8257M), S Lake Tahoe, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Wind gusts to 35K.

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