# N3955D: 1957 Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 2020-11-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 23, 2020
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 34655
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 28, 1991
- Last registry action: February 9, 2018
- Mode S code: A49867
- Owner when cancelled: [Skydive Walterboro Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYDIVE%20WALTERBORO%20INC)
- Location: [Walterboro, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Walterboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9070° N, 80.6728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29488, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3955D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3955D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3955D-2020-11-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ATL04CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA151), Jul 10, 2004: Cessna 182A (N3955D), Walterboro, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.

## 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 20040710018129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040710018129A), Jul 10, 2004: Cessna 182A (N3955D), Walterboro, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) After dropping off skydivers aircraft was returning to airport and on approach to runway 27 the engine started running rough and then quit. Pilot…

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