# N8518B: 1957 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2018-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36218
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1957
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1995
- Last registry action: July 31, 2012
- Mode S code: ABAE81
- Owner when cancelled: [Faillers Phillip J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAILLERS%20PHILLIP%20J)
- Location: [Sutter Creek, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sutter%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4340° N, 120.7620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95685, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8518B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8518B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8518B-2018-02-20

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 WPR15FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA070), Dec 24, 2014: Cessna 172 (N8518B), Sutter Creek, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) while maneuvering, which resulted in a loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing…

## 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 20141224023799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141224023799A), Dec 24, 2014: Cessna 172 (N8518B), Sutter Creek, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On December 24, 2014, around 12:35 pacific daylight time (PST), a Cessna 172, N8518B, was destroyed when it impacted terrain approximately one and a half miles…

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