# N5481B: 1956 Cessna 182, registration cancelled 2002-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 33481
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 21, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1998
- Last registry action: October 5, 2001
- Mode S code: A6F821
- Owner when cancelled: [Cvetican Ronald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CVETICAN%20RONALD%20J)
- Location: [Buchanan, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Buchanan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5361° N, 79.6786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24066, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5481B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5481B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5481B-2002-02-11

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 182: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182.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 NYC99LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA162), Jun 29, 1999: Cessna 182 (N5481B), Forest, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed, also causal was his failure to execute a go-around. Contributing factors were the night conditions and the tailwind.
- [NTSB LAX68D0138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0138), Aug 17, 1967: Cessna 182 (N5481B), Santa Maria, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19990628023979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990628023979A), Jun 28, 1999: Cessna 182 (N5481B), Forest, VA, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 28, 1999, about 2140 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182, N5481B, was substantially damaged while landing at the New London Airport (W90),…

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