# N7266E: 1959 Cessna 182B, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706)
- 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: 52266
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 8, 1966
- Certificate issued: April 6, 1984
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A9BD05
- Owners when cancelled: [Preece Melvin Jerry Jr DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PREECE%20MELVIN%20JERRY%20JR%20DBA), [Preece Hay](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PREECE%20HAY)
- Location: [El Centro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Centro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7702° N, 115.5986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92243, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7266E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7266E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7266E-2013-05-07

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 182B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b.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 LAX69F0284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0284), Feb 25, 1969: Cessna 182B (N7266E), Compton, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0497), Feb 8, 1964: Cessna 182 (N7266E), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

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