# N71278: Cessna 182M, registration cancelled 1980-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18259559
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1972
- Mode S code: A986E9
- Owner when cancelled: [Dixon Donald F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIXON%20DONALD%20F)
- Location: [Bryn Mawr, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bryn%20Mawr)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71278
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71278-1980-10-27

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 182M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19800617054859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617054859I), Jun 17, 1980: Cessna 182M (N71278), Philadelphia, PA, Destroyed. Ground personnel bumped prop, engine started and aircraft hit a parked aircraft. Mixture rich, mags on.

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