# N5541N: 1980 Cessna 182R, registration cancelled 2011-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- 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: 18267780
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 11, 1980
- Last registry action: February 7, 1981
- Mode S code: A710CF
- Owner when cancelled: [Airflite Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRFLITE%20INC)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5541N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5541N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5541N-2011-07-15

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 (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 LAX83FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA188), Apr 11, 1983: Cessna 182RII (N5541N), Casa Grande, AZ, destroyed, 2 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 19830411014899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830411014899A), Apr 11, 1983: Cessna 182R (N5541N), Casa Grande, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into the side of a mountain in near level flight. Pilot tested positive for alcohol.

## Other aircraft with N5541N

- [Cancelled 1950-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5541N-1950-08-31): Anderson Propeller Special A1, S/N 1, built 1948. Owner: [Anderson Alvin E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20ALVIN%20E), [Elmhurst, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Elmhurst)

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