# N2131G: 1958 Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51431
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 1958
- Certificate issued: September 7, 2004
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A1C729
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Paul E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20PAUL%20E)
- Location: [Powell, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Powell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8200° N, 109.0510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82435, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2131G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2131G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2131G-2015-05-15

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 182A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN09CA519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA519), Jul 31, 2009: Cessna 182A (N2131G), Watertown, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of a fuel tank leak. Contributing to the accident was the reported malfunction of the fuel gauge.
- [NTSB DEN93LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA065), Jun 3, 1993: Cessna 182A (N2131G), Stratton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR WAS: MISJUDGING THE DETERIORATING WEATHER.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20090731048899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731048899A), Jul 31, 2009: Cessna 182A (N2131G), Watertown, SD, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he was 3.25 hours into a 5 hour flight when the engine quit. He landed in a field 13 se of Watertown, SD. The aircraft received substatntial…
- [Accident 19930603020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930603020959A), Jun 3, 1993: Cessna 182A (N2131G), Stratton, CO, Substantial damage. Unforecast weather closed in en route. Landed on a road,ran off side of road and nosed up in mud.

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