# N8961X: 1961 Cessna 182D, registration cancelled 2008-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 18253361
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 1961
- Certificate issued: May 13, 2005
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: AC5E2F
- Owner when cancelled: [Cardos John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARDOS%20JOHN)
- Location: [Reseda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Reseda)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2002° N, 118.5410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91335, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8961X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8961X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8961X-2008-07-08

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 (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 LAX06CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA244), Jul 25, 2006: Cessna 182D (N8961X), Santa Clarita, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The fuel exhaustion was the result of a split O-ring on the right fuel cap, which allowed fuel to siphon out of the right fuel tank during flight.
- [NTSB CHI70D0336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0336), Sep 9, 1969: Cessna 182D (N8961X), Streator, IL, substantial damage

## 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 20060725015959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060725015959A), Jul 25, 2006: Cessna 182D (N8961X), Santa Clarita, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated he was over lake Hughes when the engine "sputtered." He thought the left tank was empty, and switched to the right tank, then to both.…

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