# N2898R: Cessna 182K, registration cancelled 2001-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2001
- 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: 18258498
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1998
- Last registry action: October 13, 2000
- Mode S code: A2F2EA
- Owners when cancelled: [Bilka Mary L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILKA%20MARY%20L), [Bilka Tassilo J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILKA%20TASSILO%20J)
- Location: [Peyton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Peyton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9811° N, 104.4999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80831, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2898R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2898R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2898R-2001-07-12

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 182K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 DEN01FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA045), Jan 25, 2001: Cessna 182K (N2898R), Elbert, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued visual flight rules (VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing factors to the accident…
- [NTSB CHI97LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA061), Feb 1, 1997: Cessna 182K (N2898R), El Dorado, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: the ditch, which the airplane contacted.
- [NTSB CHI76FEP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP29), Apr 27, 1976: Cessna 182K (N2898R), Lake Geneva, WI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20010124005639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010124005639A), Jan 24, 2001: Cessna 182 (N2898R), Elbert, CO, No damage. (-23) Aircraft was destroyed by impact with trees 7 miles north of meadow lake airport. Conditions at nearest reporting site were reporting as instrument…
- [Incident 19850812051029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850812051029I), Aug 12, 1985: Cessna 182K (N2898R), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Student pilot landed on nose wheel. Damage to nose gear, propeller and fuselage. Not endorsed properly for flight.
- [Accident 19760427014479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760427014479A), Apr 27, 1976: Cessna 182K (N2898R), Lake Geneva, WI, Substantial damage

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