# N5178U: Cessna 206, registration cancelled 1982-11-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 23, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2060178
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 27, 1979
- Mode S code: A67EF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Arctic Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARCTIC%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Kenai, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kenai)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5178U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5178U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5178U-1982-11-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 206: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206.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 ANC81DAG93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG93), Sep 28, 1981: Cessna 206 (N5178U), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19810928063859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928063859A), Sep 28, 1981: Cessna 206CESSNA (N5178U), Cordova, AK, Destroyed. Pilot attempting takeoff from beach. Lost directonal control and flipped inverted.
- [Incident 19790826032869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826032869I), Aug 26, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA (N5178U), Kenai, AK, Minor damage. Right gear leg slipped causing aircraft to lean, found sheared bolt.
- [Incident 19790821033149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821033149I), Aug 21, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA (N5178U), Kenai, AK, Minor damage. On landing rollout, wing dropped down. Main gear retaining bolt, NR146 41 sheared and gear leg pivoted.

## Other aircraft with N5178U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5178U): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281098, built 2002

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