# N71779: 1969 Cessna 182M, registration cancelled 2013-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728)
- 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: 18259753
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1969
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1981
- Last registry action: October 7, 1993
- Mode S code: A9997D
- Owners when cancelled: [Delchini Mario](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELCHINI%20MARIO), [Delchini Georgia B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELCHINI%20GEORGIA%20B)
- Location: [Petaluma, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Petaluma)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2346° N, 122.7604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94952, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71779
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71779
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71779-2013-05-03

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 182M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m.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 SEA90FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA064), Apr 11, 1990: Cessna 182M (N71779), North Bend, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED IFR PROCEDURE.

## 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 19900411008439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900411008439A), Apr 11, 1990: Cessna 182M (N71779), North Bend, OR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into trees on missed approach in IMC.

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