N8397S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182H built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 14, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 182H cancelled May 14, 2013
- Serial number
- 18256497
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1965
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 5, 1995
- Last FAA action
- July 6, 2007
- Last owner
- Rainbow Salvage & Recovery (Corporation)
Marysville, WA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N8397S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182H · serial 18256497
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, WHILE PERFORMING A LOW-ALTITUDE MANEUVER (TURN) OVER WATER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SUN GLARE, HAZE, GLASSY CONDITION OF THE WATER, AND THE LACK OF VISUAL CUES (VISUAL PERCEPTION) FOR THE PILOT TO JUDGE ALTITUDE AND KEEP REFERENCE TO THE HORIZON.
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