# N5518B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 12, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5518B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5518B

## Aircraft that carried N5518B

- [Cancelled 2017-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5518B-2017-09-12): Thrush S2R-T34, S/N T34-457, built 2017. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Thrush Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 2008-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5518B-2008-04-30): Cessna 182, S/N 33518, built 1956. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Lexington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lexington)

## NTSB investigations on N5518B (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 DFW07LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA179), Jul 8, 2007: Cessna 182 (N5518B), Lexington, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from the unsuitable runway. Contributing to this accident was the soft terrain in the overrun area.
- [NTSB MIA73DKJ64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ64), May 11, 1973: Cessna 182 (N5518B), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5518B (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 20070708017729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070708017729A), Jul 8, 2007: Cessna 182 (N5518B), Lexington, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported he aborted takeoff at 65 knots due to seeing what he thought was oil on the windshield. He was approximately 300 feet from the end of the…
- [Accident 19730511010689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511010689A), May 11, 1973: Cessna 182 (N5518B), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 77K.thunderstorm apchg arpt prior to acdt.

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