# N5282U: 1965 Cessna U206, registration cancelled 2008-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: U206-0282
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 8, 1991
- Last registry action: November 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A6A957
- Owners when cancelled: [Lofstedt Vern L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOFSTEDT%20VERN%20L), [Lofstedt Diana K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOFSTEDT%20DIANA%20K)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4627° N, 111.9137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85257, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5282U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5282U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5282U-2008-10-24

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 U206: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206.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 ANC95FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FAMS1), Dec 3, 1994: Cessna 206 (N5282U), Kenai, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.
- [NTSB ANC92LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA027), Jan 8, 1992: Cessna 206 (N5282U), English Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE ICE AND SLUSH ON THE RUNWAY, THE SNOWBANK, AND THE CROSSWIND.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19941203044189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941203044189A), Dec 3, 1994: Cessna U206 (N5282U), Kenai, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Disappeared on a flight to homer AK.snow en route. Radar lost over cook inlet. No trace found. Presumed in inlet.
- [Accident 19920108000339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920108000339A), Jan 8, 1992: Cessna U206 (N5282U), English Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Slid into snowbank landing in crosswind on slush and ice covered runway.

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