# N5718C: Cessna 402C, registration cancelled 1983-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (registry code 207590R)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 402C0027
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 4, 1979
- Mode S code: A75593
- Owner when cancelled: [Jilke Willi And Ursula](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JILKE%20WILLI%20AND%20URSULA)
- Location: [Mission Viejo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mission%20Viejo)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5718C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5718C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5718C-1983-04-19

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 402C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c.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 LAX80FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA062), Mar 6, 1980: Cessna 402C (N5718C), Crescent City, CA, 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 19800306005429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800306005429A), Mar 6, 1980: Cessna 402C (N5718C), Crescent City, CA, Destroyed. Failed to climb on over-water night takeoff. Struck low ridge on an island one-half mile off end of runway.
- [Incident 19791012052379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791012052379I), Oct 12, 1979: Cessna 402C (N5718C), State College, PA. Nose gear up-lock failed to engage. Hydraulic fluid overheated from cycling, melted plastic lines.

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