# N6343A: 1956 Cessna 182, registration cancelled 2013-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 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: 33143
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 18, 2003
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A84F5A
- Owners when cancelled: [Mehling Craig R DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEHLING%20CRAIG%20R%20DBA), [Mehling Spraying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEHLING%20SPRAYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Hardin, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Hardin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7004° N, 107.7835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59034, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6343A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6343A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6343A-2013-04-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MIA66D0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0129), Aug 15, 1965: Cessna 182 (N6343A), Nashville, TN, substantial damage

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