# N2538Q: 1966 Cessna 182K, registration cancelled 1981-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18257738
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1974
- Mode S code: A26622
- Owner when cancelled: [Barnes Kenneth W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNES%20KENNETH%20W)
- Location: [Bothell, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bothell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7574° N, 122.1987° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98011, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2538Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2538Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2538Q-1981-12-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 182K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k.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 SEA69D0171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0171), Jan 12, 1969: Cessna 182K (N2538Q), New Plymouth, ID, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2538Q

- [Cancelled 2026-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2538Q-2026-03-07): Infinity Power Parachutes CLASSIC, S/N IPP5-309, built 2005. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Welsh, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Welsh)

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