N8979X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182D built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 1, 2010. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 182D cancelled April 1, 2010
- Serial number
- 18253379
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1961
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- March 23, 1987
- Last FAA action
- February 16, 2010
- Last owner
- Sky S The Limit Parachute Center (Corporation)
Beeville, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8979X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182D · serial 18253379
A total loss of engine power due to an improperly installed intake manifold tube.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182D · serial 18253379
ENGINE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOTS' FAILURE TO LOWER FLAPS FOR THE SHORT FIELD LANDING.
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