# N8440T: Cessna 182B, registration cancelled 1977-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 52340
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1959
- Mode S code: AB911F
- Owner when cancelled: [State Of California Dept Of Fish And Game](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20CALIFORNIA%20DEPT%20OF%20FISH%20AND%20GAME)
- Location: [Scaramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Scaramento)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8440T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8440T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8440T-1977-11-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 182B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b.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 LAX77FUA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA21), Sep 7, 1977: Cessna 182B (N8440T), San Pedro, CA, destroyed

## 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 19770907030489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907030489A), Sep 7, 1977: Cessna 182B (N8440T), San Pedro, CA, Destroyed. Eng not cleared drg prolonged descent. Acft sank.

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