# N5127D: 1958 Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 2006-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 51227
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 1958
- Certificate issued: March 3, 2003
- Last registry action: February 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A66C2E
- Owners when cancelled: [Shelton Eric M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELTON%20ERIC%20M), [Best Donald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEST%20DONALD%20L)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1430° N, 106.7635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87120, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5127D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5127D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5127D-2006-04-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 DEN04LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA018), Oct 31, 2003: Cessna 182A (N5127D), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat and his inadequate flare resulting in a loss of engine power and a hard landing. Also causal was the inadequate supervision of the flight. Carburetor icing…

## 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 20031031035489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031031035489A), Oct 31, 2003: Cessna 182A (N5127D), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed. (-23) On October 31, 2003 at 1600 MST, a Cessna 182, N5127D, registered to eric m. shelton and donald l. best, sustained a hard landing on a training flight.…

## Other aircraft with N5127D

- [Cancelled 2009-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5127D-2009-04-23): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10939, built 2009. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Jac USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAC%20USA%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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