# N8878X: 1961 Cessna 182D, registration cancelled 2013-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 18253278
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1961
- Last registry action: May 30, 2000
- Mode S code: AC3B5C
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9350° N, 93.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55407, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8878X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8878X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8878X-2013-03-11

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 (2)

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 CHI99FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA252), Jul 27, 1999: Cessna 182D (N8878X), Fond Du Lac, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and the subsequent fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the crops and the soft field conditions.
- [NTSB LAX69F0127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0127), Aug 5, 1968: Cessna 182 (N8878X), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19990726009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726009999A), Jul 26, 1999: Cessna 182D (N8878X), Fond Du Lac, WI, Destroyed. Pilot reported 5 miles north of field for landing, made off-airport landing 2 miles north of field rwy 18. 1 minor injury. (-23) three-hour and 20-minute…
- [Incident 19990425021379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990425021379I), Apr 25, 1999: Cessna 182D (N8878X), Enterprise, MS, Minor damage. VFR pilot got into IFR conditions, made 2 vectored approaches into MEI, ran out of fuel on third attempt, landed in field near Enterprise, MS

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