# N5393B: 1956 Cessna 182, registration cancelled 2012-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 33393
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1971
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A6D49F
- Owners when cancelled: [Mulford Spencer J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MULFORD%20SPENCER%20J), [Bittle Jim L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BITTLE%20JIM%20L), [Mulford Spencer J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MULFORD%20SPENCER%20J)
- Location: [Iowa Falls, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Iowa%20Falls)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5105° N, 93.2553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50126, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5393B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5393B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5393B-2012-08-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 182: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182.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 FTW80FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA025), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 182 (N5393B), Story, AR, destroyed, 1 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 19791221041859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221041859A), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 182 (N5393B), Story, AK, Destroyed. VFR pilot departed in marginal weather. Flew into rising terrain obscured by clouds and fog.

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