# N8738X: Cessna 182D, registration cancelled 1970-06-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 24, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18253138
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1966
- Mode S code: AC0501
- Owner when cancelled: [H S Shoemaker & Son](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/H%20S%20SHOEMAKER%20%26%20SON)
- Location: [Rayville, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Rayville)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8738X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8738X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738X-1970-06-24

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 182D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d.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 FTW68A0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0053), Nov 26, 1967: Cessna 182D (N8738X), Rayville, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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