# N4944H: 1981 Cessna 182R, registration cancelled 2013-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (registry code 2072731)
- 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: 18267855
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1981
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1987
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A621E0
- Owner when cancelled: [Shelby Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELBY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Shelby, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Shelby)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3427° N, 81.5762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28150, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4944H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4944H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4944H-2013-03-18

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 182R: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r.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 BFO90DID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90DID02), Sep 9, 1990: Cessna 182R (N4944H), Evington, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BECAUSE OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE IS FAILURE OF THE VACUUM SYSTEM.

## 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 19900908038409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038409A), Sep 8, 1990: Cessna 182R (N4944H), Evington, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost vacuum pump and gyro indications en route at night IMC. Spiral dive ensued.

## Other aircraft with N4944H

- [Cancelled 1971-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4944H-1971-06-17): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-823. Owner: [Blackwell Phillip D DBA Elba Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACKWELL%20PHILLIP%20D%20DBA%20ELBA%20AIR%20SERVICE)

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