# N7281E: 1959 Cessna 182B, registration cancelled 2022-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 2022
- 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: 52281
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1959
- Certificate issued: January 11, 2007
- Last registry action: September 5, 2019
- Mode S code: A9C3C4
- Owners when cancelled: [Swirtz Denny D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWIRTZ%20DENNY%20D), [Swirtz Patricia L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWIRTZ%20PATRICIA%20L)
- Location: [Friday Harbor, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Friday%20Harbor)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 48.5538° N, 123.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98250, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7281E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7281E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7281E-2022-12-31

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 182B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b.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 OAK73FVW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVW08), Sep 23, 1972: Cessna 182 (N7281E), Alamo, NV, substantial damage

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