# N5446N: 1980 Cessna 182R, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 182R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (registry code 2072731)
- 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: 18267721
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 1980
- Last registry action: April 25, 2017
- Mode S code: A6E9FF
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5446N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5446N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5446N-2018-05-30

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 182R: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r.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 GAA17CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA024), Oct 16, 2016: Cessna 182 (N5446N), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB CHI92LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA242), Aug 15, 1992: Cessna 182R (N5446N), Litchfield, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY AND HIS NOT ABORTING THE TAKEOFF WHEN THE WING CONTACTED THE CORN. A FACTOR WAS THE CORN ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY.

## 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 20161016024589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161016024589A), Oct 16, 2016: Cessna 182R (N5446N), Leesburg, VA, Substantial damage. Description: pilot's approach was low on final. He then flew thru the glideslope. At this point he was above the glideslope and tried to capture it. The…
- [Accident 19920815031389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815031389A), Aug 15, 1992: Cessna 182R (N5446N), Litchfield, MI, Substantial damage. Tookoff with wing over tall corn on runway edge. Began hitting corn. Continued. Lost control. Nosed over.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.