# N55DN: 1956 Cessna 182, registration cancelled 2012-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 33257
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 21, 2012
- Last registry action: May 21, 2012
- Mode S code: A6FD6A
- Owner when cancelled: [Haag Volker](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAAG%20VOLKER)
- Location: [Freedom, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Freedom)
- Physical address: [Watsonville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Watsonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9359° N, 121.7845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95019, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55DN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55DN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55DN-2012-08-09

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 WPR12LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA286), Jun 24, 2012: Cessna 182 (N55DN), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded…

## 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 20120624012119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120624012119A), Jun 24, 2012: Cessna 182 (N55DN), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. On June 24, 2012 at 1303 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182, N55DN sustained substantial damage during an emergency off-airport landing approximately one half…

## Other aircraft with N55DN

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55DN): Game Composites GB1 GAMEBIRD, S/N 0022, built 2020

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