# N5437B: Cessna 182, registration cancelled 1984-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 33437
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 16, 1978
- Mode S code: A6E660
- Owner when cancelled: [Capek Richard Dennis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPEK%20RICHARD%20DENNIS)
- Location: [San Carlos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Carlos)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5437B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5437B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5437B-1984-03-26

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 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 LAX83LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA450), Sep 20, 1983: Cessna 182 (N5437B), Joshua Tree, CA, destroyed

## 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 19830920050199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830920050199A), Sep 20, 1983: Cessna 182 (N5437B), Joshua Tree, CA, Destroyed. Caught in a valley as clouds closed passes. Elected to land on a road. A wing struck a Joshua Tree on the rollout.

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