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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8905X

N8905X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182D built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 2, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N8905X is reserved by a private party since July 2, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Cessna 182D cancelled July 2, 2022

Serial number
18253305
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1961
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
March 9, 2019
Last FAA action
March 9, 2019
Last owner
Greene Paul Bruce DBA (Individual)
Asheville, NC
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N8905X

ERA19LA131Accident on March 13, 2019 at Brevard, NC: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182 · serial 18253305

The mechanic's failure to notice that the left front seat left front roller housing disengaged from the seat rail during recent maintenance, and the pilot's failure to detect the disengaged roller housing during the preflight inspection, which resulted in the seat sliding backward during takeoff and a subsequent loss of airplane directional control.

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