# N8997X: Cessna 182D, registration cancelled 1979-01-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 19, 1979
- 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: 18253397
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1978
- Mode S code: AC6A26
- Owner when cancelled: [Kropf John A Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KROPF%20JOHN%20A%20ETAL)
- Location: [Meade, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Meade)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8997X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8997X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8997X-1979-01-19

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 MKC79DCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ05), Dec 14, 1978: Cessna 182 (N8997X), Dighton, KS, destroyed

## 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 19781214038389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781214038389A), Dec 14, 1978: Cessna 182H (N8997X), Dighton, KS, Destroyed. Hit power line.

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