# N71859: 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: 18259782
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 1969
- Certificate issued: April 30, 1979
- Last registry action: September 3, 1988
- Mode S code: A99CEE
- Owner when cancelled: [Hughes James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20JAMES%20H)
- Location: [Bessemer, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Bessemer)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4048° N, 86.9540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35020, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71859
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71859
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71859-2013-05-03

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ATL81FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA090), Jul 2, 1981: Cessna 182M (N71859), Haleyville, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19810702038419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702038419A), Jul 2, 1981: Cessna 182M (N71859), Haleyville, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR pilot unable to locate airport flew into ground in night marginal weather. No ground lights in area.

## Other aircraft with N71859

- [Cancelled 1956-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71859-1956-02-20): Luscombe 8A, S/N 3286. Owner: [Gene Rothlin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENE%20ROTHLIN), [Fortuna, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fortuna)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.