# N1832: Cessna Ector 305A, registration cancelled 2025-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- Airframe: [Cessna Ector 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-ector-305a) (registry code 2073902)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 1992
- Last registry action: January 19, 2023
- Mode S code: A14E6F
- Owners when cancelled: [Smyers Jimmy DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMYERS%20JIMMY%20DBA), [C & B Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20%26%20B%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Paris, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Paris)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6243° N, 95.4919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75462, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1832
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1832
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1832-2025-02-22

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Ector 305A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-ector-305a.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 WPR20CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA296), Sep 3, 2020: Cessna Ector 305A (N1832), Amboy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a precautionary landing which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA18CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA209), Apr 9, 2018: Cessna Ector 305A (N1832), South Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX93LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA018), Oct 24, 1992: Cessna 305A (N1832), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP SWERVE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20200903015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200903015489A), Sep 3, 2020: Cessna Ector 305A (N1832), Amboy, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced an engine "stumble" when moving the fuel selector. The engine continued to operate normally afterwards. As a precaution, the pilot decided to…
- [Accident 20180409003419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180409003419A), Apr 9, 2018: Cessna Ector 305A (N1832), South Lake Taho, CA, Substantial damage. This was an instructional flight with the owner of the aircraft in the front pilot's seat. On their 6th landing the aircraft experienced a ground loop to the…
- [Accident 19921023063119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921023063119A), Oct 23, 1992: Cessna 305A (N1832), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Veered left on landing. Over controlled opposite rudder and ground looped to the right.

## Other aircraft with N1832

- [Cancelled 1928-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1832-1928-01-24): Curtiss JN4D, S/N 3770. Owner: [Arrowsmith Arthur E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARROWSMITH%20ARTHUR%20E), [Camden, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Camden)

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