# N4890D: Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 1981-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1974
- Mode S code: A60C64
- Owner when cancelled: [Mid America Sport Parachute Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20AMERICA%20SPORT%20PARACHUTE%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Springfield, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Springfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4890D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4890D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4890D-1981-05-29

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 182A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI79FEV30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV30), Sep 1, 1979: Cessna 182A (N4890D), Hillsboro, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV03), Oct 8, 1977: Cessna 182A (N4890D), Greenville, IL, 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 19790901036509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901036509A), Sep 1, 1979: Cessna 182A (N4890D), Hillsboro, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot was descending from 7500 ft where he had let parachute jumpers out. Engine failed on final.
- [Incident 19781022029639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022029639I), Oct 22, 1978: Cessna 182A (N4890D), Hillsboro, IL, 1 fatal. Jumpers main chute deployed but did not open. Was unable to deploy the reserve chute.
- [Accident 19771008041099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771008041099A), Oct 8, 1977: Cessna 182A (N4890D), Greenville, IL, Substantial damage. Cause of obstruction not determined. Lndd short.

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