# N5888B: 1956 Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 2014-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704)
- 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: 33888
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1979
- Last registry action: September 3, 1988
- Mode S code: A79712
- Owner when cancelled: [Cruickshank David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRUICKSHANK%20DAVID%20L)
- Location: [Vislia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vislia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3013° N, 119.3726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93277, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5888B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5888B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5888B-2014-10-29

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 182A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a.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 LAX89LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA008), Oct 4, 1988: Cessna 182A (N5888B), Visalia, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72FVG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVG62), May 20, 1972: Cessna 182A (N5888B), Dixon, CA, 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 19881004066022A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881004066022A), Oct 4, 1988: Cessna 182A (N5888B), Visalia, CA, Substantial damage. While stopping on runway to back taxi was struck from behind by landing N5000V a tail wheel blind forward stearman

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