# N8542T: 1959 Cessna 182C, registration cancelled 2013-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708)
- 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: 52442
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1959
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1981
- Last registry action: July 3, 1984
- Mode S code: ABB8E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Hobby Alton W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOBBY%20ALTON%20W)
- Location: [Louisburg, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Louisburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0996° N, 78.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27549, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8542T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8542T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8542T-2013-07-29

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 182C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c.md

## 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 19811010089769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010089769A), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 182C (N8542T), Grand Turk, Bahamas, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Low on fuel, dark night, crashed in ocean off end of runway. Control loss from disorientation or pilot's health.

## Other aircraft with N8542T

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8542T): DJI PHANTOM 3 STANDARD, S/N DG171540596654

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