# N5218D: 1957 Cessna 180A, registration cancelled 2003-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 50116
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 1966
- Certificate issued: March 10, 1999
- Last registry action: March 19, 2002
- Mode S code: A69019
- Owner when cancelled: [Benitez Wilfred C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENITEZ%20WILFRED%20C)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8302° N, 118.1812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90807, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5218D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5218D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5218D-2003-08-25

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 180A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC99LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA077), Jun 15, 1999: Cessna 180A (N5218D), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision during a go-around. A factor was the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glide path to the runway.
- [NTSB ANC77DAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG10), Jun 26, 1976: Cessna 180 (N5218D), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19990615021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990615021659A), Jun 15, 1999: Cessna 180A (N5218D), Chena Hot Sprin, AK, Substantial damage. On June 15, 1999, about 1245 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 180A airplane, N5218D, was destroyed after colliding with trees about 1/2 mile west…

## Other aircraft with N5218D

- [Cancelled 2010-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5218D-2010-10-12): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10955, built 2009. Exported to Russia. Owner: [Weaver Aero Internationoal Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20AERO%20INTERNATIONOAL%20INC), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)

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