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N979NDCessna 182J

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 10, 2001.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Feb 2001)2 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Stuart, FL
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2001
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2001
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Apex Aviation INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Stuart, FL
Certificate issued
Feb 15, 2001
Canceled
Dec 10, 2001
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jul 25, 1966

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
182J
Serial number
18257443
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
ADA644

Engine

Type
Reciprocating

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2001Apex Aviation INCStuart, FL

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 · destroyed

Feb 13, 2001 · Stuart, FL

The loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons resulting in the forced landing. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
MIA01FA077

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA01FA077)

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2011-10-09Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190…Jun 17, 2011Airframe (182J)
2007-09-01Cessna Aircraft Company Models 182H, 182J, 182K, 182L, 182M, 182N, 182P, 182Q, and 182R…Apr 25, 2007Airframe (182J)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 (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Propellers · blade · crackedFeb 10, 1998

    PROPELLER WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF ERRATIC PITCH CHANGE AND STICKING. BLADE SHOWS EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS IMPACT STRIKE. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A STUCK PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN THE GOVERNOR WHICH, AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOT, MAY HAVE CAUSED AN OVERSPEED TO THE PROPELLER.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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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