# N8304S: 1965 Cessna 182H, registration cancelled 2018-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718)
- 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: 18256404
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1965
- Certificate issued: March 4, 2011
- Last registry action: November 21, 2013
- Mode S code: AB5B4F
- Owner when cancelled: [Rampart Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAMPART%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Franklinton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Franklinton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1460° N, 78.4741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27525, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8304S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8304S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8304S-2018-03-16

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 182H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h.md

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 MIA06CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA034), Dec 24, 2005: Cessna 182 (N8304S), Haines City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, and operation of equipment with known deficiencies, a right wing fuel cap leak, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA04CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA095), Jun 8, 2004: Cessna 182H (N8304S), La Belle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent deployment of the main parachute resulting in damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator.
- [NTSB DEN79DQA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA34), Jul 1, 1979: Cessna 182 (N8304S), Roswell, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0364), Dec 30, 1965: Cessna 182 (N8304S), Centerville, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20051224031669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051224031669A), Dec 24, 2005: Cessna 182H (N8304S), Haines City, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot enroute to lake wales, Florida from raeford, north carolina VFR. Topped aircraft off at raeford, north carolina with 45 gallons of fuel prior to…
- [Accident 20040608033239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040608033239A), Jun 8, 2004: Cessna 182H (N8304S), Labelle, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On June 8, 2004 at 1030, a Cessna 182H, N8304S, registered to fayard enterprises, inc., operated by skydive sw Florida, incurred substantial damage to…
- [Incident 19950618016969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950618016969I), Jun 18, 1995: Cessna 182H (N8304S), Detail, NM, Minor damage. Narrative: on 6/15/95 at 11:02 MDT, a Cessna 182H, registered to james b. hall, POB 470, datil, NM, struck a prairie dog burrow while landing at the owner's…
- [Accident 19790701014799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701014799A), Jul 1, 1979: Cessna 182 (N8304S), Roswell, NM, Substantial damage. Student plt made hard landing, bounced applied power then closed throttle nost high stalled, hit ground.

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