# N5718C: 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: April 19, 1983
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5718C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5718C

## Aircraft that carried N5718C

- [Cancelled 1983-04-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5718C-1983-04-19): Cessna 402C, S/N 402C0027. Owner: [Jilke Willi And Ursula](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JILKE%20WILLI%20AND%20URSULA), [Mission Viejo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mission%20Viejo)

## NTSB investigations on N5718C (1)

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 LAX80FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA062), Mar 6, 1980: Cessna 402C (N5718C), Crescent City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5718C (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 19800306005429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800306005429A), Mar 6, 1980: Cessna 402C (N5718C), Crescent City, CA, Destroyed. Failed to climb on over-water night takeoff. Struck low ridge on an island one-half mile off end of runway.
- [Incident 19791012052379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791012052379I), Oct 12, 1979: Cessna 402C (N5718C), State College, PA. Nose gear up-lock failed to engage. Hydraulic fluid overheated from cycling, melted plastic lines.

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