# N53538: 2003 Cessna T182T, registration cancelled 2009-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna T182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (registry code 2072738)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T18208199
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 2003
- Certificate issued: August 15, 2003
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A6C5E2
- Owner when cancelled: [Cleghorn Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEGHORN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53538
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53538
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53538-2009-09-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 T182T: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t.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 ATL05LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA105), Jun 20, 2005: Cessna T182T (N53538), Naples, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot continued flight into known thunderstorm activity that resulted in the loss of control and the subsequent collision with water. A factor was the controller's failure to provide the pilot…

## 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 20050620012639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050620012639A), Jun 20, 2005: Cessna T182T (N53538), Naples, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) June 20th 2005 at approximately 1145 aircraft disappeared off or radar. Approximately 18 miles off of marco island Florida. Search and rescue did not…

## Other aircraft with N53538

- [Cancelled 1977-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53538-1977-05-20): Cessna 337, S/N 33701690. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Ronald J Morey Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RONALD%20J%20MOREY%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1949-07-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53538-1949-07-29): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L-6296. Owner: [Carpenter Warren E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARPENTER%20WARREN%20E), [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)

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