# N3838D: 1957 Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 2014-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704)
- 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: 34538
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1957
- Certificate issued: December 19, 1972
- Last registry action: October 2, 1982
- Mode S code: A469E3
- Owner when cancelled: [Rollo Reed T Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROLLO%20REED%20T%20JR)
- Location: [Crofton, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Crofton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0097° N, 76.6839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21114, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3838D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3838D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3838D-2014-10-02

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 182A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a.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 MIA84LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA171), May 25, 1984: Cessna 182 (N3838D), San Juan, PR, destroyed

## 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 19840524041069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840524041069A), May 24, 1984: Cessna 182A (N3838D), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. Pilot reported engine quit on base leg. Had to ditch offshore in ocean. Aircraft not recovered.

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