# N9078X: 1961 Cessna 182D, registration cancelled 2013-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 18253478
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1961
- Certificate issued: November 27, 2007
- Last registry action: November 27, 2007
- Mode S code: AC8CB3
- Owners when cancelled: [Tueller Paul T Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUELLER%20PAUL%20T%20TRUSTEE), [Tueller Mary Sharon Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUELLER%20MARY%20SHARON%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7806° N, 119.9138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89508, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9078X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9078X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078X-2013-09-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 WPR13FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA201), Apr 15, 2013: Cessna 182D (N9078X), Wellington, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain during a night, visual descent to the destination airport, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB OAK66F0172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0172), Dec 15, 1965: Cessna 182 (N9078X), Tahoe Valley, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20130414006229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130414006229A), Apr 14, 2013: Cessna 182D (N9078X), Smith Valley, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On April 14, 2013, about 2050 pacific daylight time (PDT), a Cessna 182D, N9078X, impacted Mountainous terrain near wellington, Nevada. The airplane was owned…
- [Incident 19870803045059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870803045059I), Aug 3, 1987: Cessna 182D (N9078X), Reno, NV. Fuel exhausted in pattern after a short flight. Small fuel leak in left tank. Pilot estimated fuel on preflight.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.