N97878 — 1979 Cessna 182Q

Aircraft record

Serial number

18267238

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

182Q

Year

1979

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor O-470 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N97878 →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN17LA025Oct 23, 2016Buffalo, WYSerious

   The pilot’s failure to set the proper flap position before the short field takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1979 Cessna 182Q).

1. Mar 9, 2019deregistered — Garland Air Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N97878 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1979 Cessna 182Q above.

• until Feb 26, 1958Stinson 108-1 (s/n 108-878)

Frequently asked

Has N97878 been in an accident?

Yes. N97878 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2016.

What kind of aircraft is N97878?

N97878 is a 1979 Cessna 182Q (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 18267238.