# N5178D: Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 1985-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51278
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 27, 1978
- Mode S code: A67EE4
- Owner when cancelled: [Seitz Chuck](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEITZ%20CHUCK)
- Location: [Newark, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Newark)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5178D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5178D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5178D-1985-06-04

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 MIA81FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA021), Dec 1, 1980: Cessna 182 (N5178D), Oak Hill, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19801201071009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801201071009A), Dec 1, 1980: Cessna 182A (N5178D), Oak Hill, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control flying in and out of flow broken clouds. Went into high speed dive. Hard landing light on.

## Other aircraft with N5178D

- [Cancelled 2013-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5178D-2013-06-05): Jennings Ronald V ULTRAPUP, S/N 1223, built 2002. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)
- [Cancelled 2002-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5178D-2002-04-08): Lowe David N3 2, S/N 001. Owner: [Jennings Ronald V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENNINGS%20RONALD%20V), [Evansville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Evansville)

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