# N8873X: 1961 Cessna 182D, registration cancelled 2016-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2016
- Exported to: Costa Rica
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- 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: 18253273
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 3, 1961
- Certificate issued: May 16, 2013
- Last registry action: May 16, 2013
- Mode S code: AC3AAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Major David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAJOR%20DAVID%20W)
- Location: [Welches, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Welches)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3240° N, 121.9904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97067, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8873X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8873X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8873X-2016-04-22

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 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 MKC68F0261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0261), Sep 13, 1967: Cessna 182 (N8873X), Hopkins, MN, substantial damage

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