# N5642B: 1956 Cessna 182, registration cancelled 2013-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 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: 33642
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 2, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 29, 1985
- Last registry action: January 4, 1995
- Mode S code: A73866
- Owners when cancelled: [Hersch John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERSCH%20JOHN%20J), [Smith Scott R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20SCOTT%20R)
- Location: [Aztec, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Aztec)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8582° N, 107.8955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87410, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5642B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5642B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5642B-2013-10-29

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DEN85FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA203), Jul 30, 1985: Cessna C-182 (N5642B), La Salle, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19850730035039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850730035039A), Jul 30, 1985: Cessna 182 (N5642B), Lasalle, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR pilot took off in IFR conditions and crashed nearby shortly thereafter. Lost control in fog on climbout.
- [Incident 19820525025249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820525025249I), May 25, 1982: Cessna 182 (N5642B), Nucla, CO, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing and ran off runway.

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