# N2738F: Cessna 182J, registration cancelled 1979-07-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 17, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18256838
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 9, 1976
- Mode S code: A2B517
- Owner when cancelled: [Henderson J William Jr Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENDERSON%20J%20WILLIAM%20JR%20ETAL)
- Location: [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2738F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2738F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2738F-1979-07-17

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 182J: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j.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 IAD79FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA047), Apr 26, 1979: Cessna 182J (N2738F), Hillsboro, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19790426044309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426044309A), Apr 26, 1979: Cessna 182J (N2738F), Hillsboro, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into side of fog and cloud obscured mountain ridge. Was adivsed VFR not recommended. History of heart disease.

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