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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N3178C

N3178C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna R182 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 27, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna R182 cancelled September 27, 2012

Serial number
R18200249
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
March 1, 1979
Last FAA action
August 14, 1982
Last owner
Bontecou George E JR (Individual)
Reno, NV
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Cessna 180 cancelled February 9, 1960

Serial number
30977
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 5, 1955
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Chadderton Air Service (Corporation)
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N3178C

LAX88LA111Accident on February 22, 1988 at San Andreas, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna R182 · serial R18200249

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