# N8681T: 1960 Cessna 182C, registration cancelled 2004-08-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 4, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708)
- 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: 52581
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 9, 1960
- Certificate issued: May 22, 1998
- Last registry action: June 15, 2004
- Mode S code: ABEF1C
- Owners when cancelled: [Granite Sales Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANITE%20SALES%20INC%20DBA), [Kutztown Airport](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUTZTOWN%20AIRPORT)
- Location: [Kutztown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Kutztown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5391° N, 75.7814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19530, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8681T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8681T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8681T-2004-08-04

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 182C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c.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 NYC04FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA137), Jun 2, 2004: Cessna 182C (N8681T), Kutztown, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The towplane pilot's failure to maintain a climb while towing a glider for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the early release of the glider and the tow plane's subsequent impact with trees.

## 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 20040602021169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040602021169A), Jun 2, 2004: Cessna 182C (N8681T), Kutztown, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The tow plane and glider departed runway 17. At approximately 150' AGL, the glider pilot suspected problems with the tow plane and released the tow rope…

## Other aircraft with N8681T

- [Cancelled 2019-06-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8681T-2019-06-28): Textron 208B, S/N 208B5537. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Textron Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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