# N253R: 1970 Cessna 182N, registration cancelled 2006-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730)
- 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: 182-60281
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 2000
- Last registry action: June 16, 2005
- Mode S code: A2641A
- Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=253R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253R-2006-01-31

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 182N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n.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 CHI03LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA020), Nov 9, 2002: Cessna 182N (N253R), Wheatfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind condition. Factors to the accident were the gusting wind condition and the inadvertent stall at…

## 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 20021109035629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021109035629A), Nov 9, 2002: Cessna 182N (N253R), Wheatfield, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from grass strip, runway 27 at Flying J Airport (IN61). Winds were reported at vpz, located 20 miles north of…

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