# N9818L: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1997-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17276620
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1988
- Last registry action: July 29, 1996
- Mode S code: ADB256
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3809° N, 86.3637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36112, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9818L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9818L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9818L-1997-03-21

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 MIA97FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA013), Oct 26, 1996: Cessna 172P (N9818L), St. Croix, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.
- [NTSB NYC73FFA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFA25), Feb 2, 1973: Cessna 320B (N9818L), Utica, NY, 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 19961026033789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961026033789A), Oct 26, 1996: Cessna 172P (N9818L), Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Made nose high steep turn on climbout. Stalled and spun in. Alcohol or drugs in pilots system.
- [Accident 19730202002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730202002499A), Feb 2, 1973: Cessna 320D (N9818L), Utica, NY, Substantial damage. Nose gr main drive tube P/N0842120-1 bkn. Acft cont gnd handled by pwr equip,contrary to mfg rec.

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