# N97038: Cessna 182, registration cancelled 2014-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2014
- 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: 18266947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1988
- Last registry action: May 22, 2013
- Mode S code: AD8687
- Owner when cancelled: [Seibold Gunter W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEIBOLD%20GUNTER%20W)
- Location: [Springville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Springville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2177° N, 118.6936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93265, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97038
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97038-2014-09-30

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 WPR14LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA207), May 24, 2014: Cessna 182 (N97038), Arvin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to reconnect the air-oil separator return line after completing an oil change, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

## 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 20140524013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140524013359A), May 24, 2014: Cessna 182 (N97038), Arvin, CA, Substantial damage. While enroute from corona CA. To porterville CA. The occupants of the aircraft first experienced a loss of power followed by smoke coming into the cockpit. The…

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