# N8969X: Cessna 182D, registration cancelled 1970-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 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: 18253369
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1964
- Mode S code: AC5F47
- Owner when cancelled: [Gilkey R L & G W Smith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILKEY%20R%20L%20%26%20G%20W%20SMITH)
- Location: [Clarendon, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Clarendon)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8969X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8969X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8969X-1970-06-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DEN69A0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69A0032), Feb 12, 1969: Cessna 182 (N8969X), Dunlap, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8969X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8969X): Kusch Curtis E JUST HIGHLANDER, S/N JAESC0155, built 2009

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