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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N42488

N42488 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182L built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 17, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 182L cancelled December 17, 2014

Serial number
18259039
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1968
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 14, 1976
Last FAA action
April 6, 1985
Last owner
Christensen George L (Co-owned)
Riverton, WY
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N42488

LAX82FA231Accident on June 14, 1982 at Truckee, CA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182 · serial 18259039

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