# N778RK: 1978 Cessna R182, registration cancelled 2011-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: R18200480
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 3, 2005
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: AA8840
- Owner when cancelled: [American East Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20EAST%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Cleveland, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6091° N, 83.7760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30528, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N778RK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=778RK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778RK-2011-12-20

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 R182: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182.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 ERA09FA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA411), Jul 17, 2009: Cessna R182 (N778RK), Hayesville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Flight into terrain for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20090717012359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090717012359A), Jul 17, 2009: Cessna R182 (N778RK), Hayesville, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The altitude of the aircraft was insufficient to clear shinebone ridge resulting in the aircraft striking several tree tops and crashing in a densely…

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