# N3243Y: Cessna 182E, registration cancelled 1997-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18254243
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1994
- Last registry action: July 14, 1994
- Mode S code: A38004
- Owners when cancelled: [Kuzelka John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUZELKA%20JOHN), [Collins Jerry A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLINS%20JERRY%20A)
- Location: [Itasca, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Itasca)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9740° N, 88.0211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60143, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3243Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3243Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3243Y-1997-02-06

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 182E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e.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 CHI96FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA094), Feb 19, 1996: Cessna 182 (N3243Y), Odell, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and subsequent loss of aircraft control, probably due to spatial disorientation of the pilot. Factors relating to the accident…

## 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 19960219001899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960219001899A), Feb 19, 1996: Cessna 182E (N3243Y), Bloomington-Nor, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR low time pilot lost control at night in a snowstorm. Crashed into a field. Fatal injuries. Aircraft destroyed. (-23) on February 18, 1996 at approximately…

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