# N5981J: 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: November 2, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5981J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5981J

## Aircraft that carried N5981J

- [Cancelled 2012-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5981J-2012-11-02): Cessna 182P, S/N 18263597, built 1975. Owner: [Michigan Department Of Natural Resources](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICHIGAN%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20NATURAL%20RESOURCES), [Roscommon, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Roscommon)

## NTSB investigations on N5981J (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 CEN12TA604](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12TA604), Sep 2, 2012: Cessna 182P (N5981J), Newberry, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane due to distraction from a combination of smoke in the cockpit and a sudden turbulence encounter while on short final approach. The cause of the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5981J (1)

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 20120902019579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120902019579A), Sep 2, 2012: Cessna 182P (N5981J), Newberry, MI, Destroyed. On September 2, 2012 at 1416 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182 single engine aircraft, N5981J, registered to the Michigan department of natural resources…

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