# N8778X: 1961 Cessna 182D, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710)
- 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: 18253178
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1961
- Certificate issued: June 22, 1982
- Last registry action: August 31, 1985
- Mode S code: AC13DD
- Owner when cancelled: [K & C Flying](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/K%20%26%20C%20FLYING)
- Location: [Mountain Home, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Mountain%20Home)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4007° N, 115.5229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83647, within about 22 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8778X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8778X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8778X-2013-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 SEA86LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA235), Aug 30, 1986: Cessna 182D (N8778X), Stibnite, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19860830043199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860830043199A), Aug 30, 1986: Cessna STC182 (N8778X), Stibnite, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft stalled and impacted a ridge in mountainous terrain. Downdrafts and density altitude are factors.

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