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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1839X

N1839X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182H. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 20, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 182H cancelled March 20, 2018

Serial number
18255939
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 23, 2014
Last FAA action
May 23, 2014
Last owner
Starling Joseph D (Individual)
Lawtey, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N1839X

ERA17FA073Accident on December 26, 2016 at Gatlinburg, TN: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182 · serial 18255939

The non-instrument-rated pilot's intentional visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's established anti-authority attitude.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site