# N2257T: 1977 Cessna R182, registration cancelled 2014-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: R18200011
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1987
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A1F6F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Ratliff Robie E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RATLIFF%20ROBIE%20E)
- Location: [Agua Dulce, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Agua%20Dulce)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4313° N, 118.5019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91350, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2257T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2257T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2257T-2014-09-16

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 R182: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182.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 LAX90FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA027), Nov 9, 1989: Cessna R182 (N2257T), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. FACTORS IN THE ACIDENT WERE:…

## 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 19891108044749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891108044749A), Nov 8, 1989: Cessna R182 (N2257T), San Diego, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control and impacted ground at high speed while proceeding by special VFR to airport.

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