# N5038D: 1958 Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 2015-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 2015
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 51138
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1958
- Certificate issued: June 12, 2012
- Last registry action: June 12, 2012
- Mode S code: A64889
- Owner when cancelled: [Watts David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATTS%20DAVID%20E)
- Location: [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0367° N, 102.1952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79707, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5038D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5038D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5038D-2015-02-03

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 (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 CHI70D0089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0089), Jun 29, 1969: Cessna 182 (N5038D), Sandusky, MI, substantial damage

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