# N96578: 1978 Cessna 182Q, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732)
- 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: 18266766
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 4, 1979
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1982
- Last registry action: December 14, 1985
- Mode S code: AD7227
- Owner when cancelled: [Paramount Christian Cathedral](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARAMOUNT%20CHRISTIAN%20CATHEDRAL)
- Location: [Bristol, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Bristol)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5496° N, 82.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37620, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96578
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96578-2013-05-23

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 182Q: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q.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 ATL84FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA141), Apr 6, 1984: Cessna 182Q (N96578), Nw.Of Abingdon, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19840406008779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840406008779A), Apr 6, 1984: Cessna 182Q (N96578), Abingdon, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into trees on the side of a cloud obscured mountain. VFR pilot had departed in IFR conditions.

## Other aircraft with N96578

- [Cancelled 1950-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96578-1950-05-16): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 8878. Owner: [Terry Forest C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TERRY%20FOREST%20C), [Miami, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Miami)

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