Aircraft record

N3430R1968 Cessna 182L

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 8, 2012.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Sep 1983)2 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Rio Linda, CA; owner city / state
Engine: O-470 SERIES · 230 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 1983
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 1983
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Co-owners
City, state: Rio Linda, CA
Certificate issued: Aug 25, 1983
Canceled: Nov 8, 2012
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Jan 2, 1969

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Cessna
Model: 182L
Year: 1968
Serial number: 18258730
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 4
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A3CADB

Engine

Make and model: Cont Motor O-470 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 230 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1983 – 2012Co-ownersRio Linda, CA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 4, 1983 · Santa Paula, CA

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, HE 'CAME IN TOO FAST & SHARP, BOUNCED 5 TIMES, DID A GO-AROUND & LANDED.' AFTER THE LANDING, HE TAXIED TO A FUEL PUMP, THEN FOUND THAT THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. THE ACFT HAD PORPOISED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT BOTH PROPELLER TIPS WERE CURLED AFT 6 INCHES & THE NOSE GEAR & FIREWALL WERE DAMAGED. APPX 12 MI SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT OXWARD, CA, THE WX WAS, IN PART: 1000…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: LAX83LA426

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX83LA426)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2011-10-09	Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190…	Jun 17, 2011	Airframe (182L)
2007-09-01	Cessna Aircraft Company Models 182H, 182J, 182K, 182L, 182M, 182N, 182P, 182Q, and 182R…	Apr 25, 2007	Airframe (182L)Only with: Air Plains Services Corporation STC SA00152WI installed and a ground power receptacle mounted on the firewall (forward ground power receptacle).

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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