# N5685B: Cessna 182, registration cancelled 1992-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 33685
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1982
- Last registry action: June 25, 1992
- Mode S code: A747AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Metzger Beresford P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METZGER%20BERESFORD%20P)
- Location: [Piscataway, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Piscataway)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5397° N, 74.4628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08854, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5685B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5685B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5685B-1992-08-13

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 NYC85LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA113), Apr 28, 1985: Cessna 182 (N5685B), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0539](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0539), Mar 11, 1967: Cessna 182 (N5685B), Clarington, OH, 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 19850428015889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850428015889A), Apr 28, 1985: Cessna 182 (N5685B), Pittstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel landing after sky diver flights. Landed short. Nosed over soft field. Misjudged fuel burn.

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