# N5116N: Cessna 182Q, registration cancelled 1998-06-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 10, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18267527
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1996
- Last registry action: November 22, 1996
- Mode S code: A6685D
- Owner when cancelled: [Nunley Richard K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NUNLEY%20RICHARD%20K)
- Location: [Eastland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Eastland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3926° N, 98.7907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76448, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5116N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5116N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5116N-1998-06-10

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 FTW97FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA039), Nov 12, 1996: Cessna 182Q (N5116N), Colorado City, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his subsequent loss of aircraft control, due to spatial disorientation. Factors relating to the accident were: the clouds,…

## 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 19961112035189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961112035189A), Nov 12, 1996: Cessna 182Q (N5116N), Colorado City, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed exiting clouds in a spiral dive to ground impact. (-23) see attachment; no narrative attached.

## Other aircraft with N5116N

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5116N): Buckeye Powered Parachutes DREAM MACHINE, S/N 3365, built 1995
- [Cancelled 1953-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5116N-1953-01-09): Boeing B-17G, S/N 8416. Owner: [Mark Hurd Aerial Surveys Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARK%20HURD%20AERIAL%20SURVEYS%20INC), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

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