# N4953N: Cessna 182Q, registration cancelled 2025-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 18267478
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 21, 1979
- Certificate issued: April 4, 2018
- Last registry action: May 5, 2023
- Mode S code: A62579
- Owner when cancelled: [Willis Donald M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIS%20DONALD%20M)
- Location: [Brunswick, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Brunswick)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.3210° N, 81.5264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31525, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4953N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4953N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4953N-2025-08-20

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 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 ERA25LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA242), Jun 26, 2025: Cessna 182 (N4953N), Nahunta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to fly an unairworthy airplane, which resulted in fire due to an unsecured carburetor bowl drain plug.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19970906032379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906032379I), Sep 6, 1997: Cessna 182Q (N4953N), Simsbury, CT, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft N4953N, a Cessna 182Q, with pilot and two passengers landed midway down runway 03 with 40 degrees flap selected. The wind was reported to…
- [Incident 19950619032489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950619032489I), Jun 19, 1995: Cessna 182Q (N4953N), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. Pushed off runway by crosswind. Struck runway light. Gear damaged.

## Other aircraft with N4953N

- [Cancelled 1976-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4953N-1976-06-18): Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 5A, S/N 04301. Owner: [Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC), [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)

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