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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9818L

N9818L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 21, 1997. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172P cancelled March 21, 1997

Serial number
17276620
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
September 9, 1988
Last FAA action
July 29, 1996
Last owner
Civil Air Patrol INC (Corporation)
Maxwell Afb, AL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N9818L

MIA97FA013Accident on October 26, 1996 at St. Croix: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17276620

the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.

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