# N4896N: 1979 Cessna 182Q, registration cancelled 2002-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732)
- 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: 18267443
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 11, 1995
- Last registry action: July 16, 2002
- Mode S code: A60D3F
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3809° N, 86.3637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36112, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4896N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4896N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4896N-2002-10-22

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 182Q: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q.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 FTW02LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA218), Jul 29, 2002: Cessna 182Q (N4896N), Mc Allen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## 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 20020729024439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020729024439A), Jul 29, 2002: Cessna 182Q (N4896N), Mc Allen, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On 7/29/02, Cessna 182 with PIC robert hardy ran out of fuel on approach to Mc Allen, TX airport. The aircraft struck a berm which flipped the aircraft…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.