# N8973T: 1960 Cessna 182, registration cancelled 1971-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 52873
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 22, 1967
- Mode S code: AC6228
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Ohio Flyers Assn Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20OHIO%20FLYERS%20ASSN%20INC)
- Location: [Worthington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Worthington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8973T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8973T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8973T-1971-01-04

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 182: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182.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 MIA69A0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0053), Feb 12, 1969: Cessna 182C (N8973T), Gatlinburg, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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