# N1283S: 1976 Cessna 182P, registration cancelled 2012-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18264851
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 18, 1976
- Certificate issued: April 23, 1985
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A0743C
- Owner when cancelled: [Matsco Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATSCO%20INC)
- Location: [Berkeley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Berkeley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8897° N, 122.2959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94706, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1283S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1283S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1283S-2012-06-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 182P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX90FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA068), Jan 7, 1990: Cessna 182P (N1283S), Napa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY EXECUTE THE PUBLISHED APPROACH AND MISSED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH MOUNTAINIOUS TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19900107000089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900107000089A), Jan 7, 1990: Cessna 182P (N1283S), Napa, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Failed to climb on missed approach. Struck upslope of cloud obscured hill. May have misjudged time from VOR.

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