# N5552B: 1956 Cessna 182, registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 33552
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 27, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 1, 2009
- Last registry action: October 1, 2009
- Mode S code: A7149E
- Owner when cancelled: [Blueskyvan LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUESKYVAN%20LLC)
- Location: [Athens, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Athens)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8202° N, 86.8822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35613, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5552B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5552B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5552B-2013-04-22

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 (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 CHI81FEC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC24), May 17, 1981: Cessna 182 (N5552B), Tecumseh, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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.

- [Incident 19950912037439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950912037439I), Sep 12, 1995: Cessna 182 (N5552B), Tecumseh, MI, Minor damage. Static line attach fitting in aircraft failed. Main chute failed deploy. Reserve chute deployed partially. Hit pond.
- [Incident 19860706060769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706060769I), Jul 6, 1986: Cessna 182 (N5552B), Milan, MI. Low oil pressure and rough engine. Landed safely with engine shutdown. Piston separated in number 5 cylinder.
- [Accident 19810517026049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517026049A), May 17, 1981: Cessna 182 (N5552B), Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. Slow acceleration. Aborted takeoff too late. Ran off end of runway into trees. Airplane near gross. Short runway.
- [Incident 19790915049139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915049139I), Sep 15, 1979: Cessna 182 (N5552B), Tecumseh, MI, 1 fatal. Two jumpers entangled chutes. Cut away and opened reserve. One did not deploy until 200 feet, fatal to jumper.

---
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.