# N8980X: Cessna 182D, registration cancelled 1997-07-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 17, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18253380
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 8, 1991
- Last registry action: April 16, 1997
- Mode S code: AC657A
- Owner when cancelled: [Shingler William M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHINGLER%20WILLIAM%20M)
- Location: [Donalsonville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Donalsonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.0397° N, 84.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Donalsonville, GA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8980X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8980X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8980X-1997-07-17

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 ATL94LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA042), Jan 22, 1994: Cessna 182D (N8980X), Donalsonville, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CLEAR THE INDUCTION SYSTEMS OF EXCESSIVE FUEL.
- [NTSB CHI69F0146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0146), Jul 27, 1968: Cessna 182D (N8980X), Macomb, 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 19940122000799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940122000799A), Jan 22, 1994: Cessna 182D (N8980X), Donaldsonville, GA, Destroyed. Problem on engine start. Backfired. Fire in induction system. Failed suck fire in. Also over priming a factor.

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