Single-engine piston

N8972X

1961 Cessna 182D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
18253372
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Foothills Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Buhl, ID
1961 Cessna 182D
Representative photo of a Cessna 182D. Not a photo of N8972X.
Registration record

N8972X on the FAA register

Type
1961 Cessna 182D
Serial
18253372
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Foothills Aviation LLC
Buhl, ID
Certificate issued
2017-01-24
Airworthiness date
1961-03-25
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC6209
Mode S (octal)
53061011
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
141 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-01-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N8972X.
  • 1961-03-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N8972X

N8972X is a 1961 Cessna 182D, serial number 18253372. The FAA register lists Foothills Aviation LLC as the registrant in Buhl, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 24, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 141 knots and a range of about 450 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 25, 1961.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8972X.

Cruise
141 kt
Range
450 nm
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 182D type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8972X.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.