# N5482K: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 24, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5482K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5482K

## Aircraft that carried N5482K

- [Cancelled 2000-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5482K-2000-08-24): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274148. Sale reported. Owner: [Old Town, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Old%20Town)

## NTSB investigations on N5482K (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC94LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA104), Jul 1, 1994: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Greenville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE WING FLAPS BY THE PILOT AFTER TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF LIFT AND COLLISION WITH TREES.
- [NTSB NYC91LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA197), Jul 28, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Greenville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR GUSTING WINDS BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5482K (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19940701017479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940701017479A), Jul 1, 1994: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Horseshoe Pond, ME, Substantial damage. Raised flaps after water takeoff. Settled into trees. Float equipped 172 marginal performance. High temp factors.
- [Accident 19910728036799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728036799A), Jul 28, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Greenville, ME, Substantial damage. Wind gust picked up a wing during fast step taxi. Lateral oscillations set up. Damaged both wings. Taxiied to dock.

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