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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1283S

N1283S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182P built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 14, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 182P cancelled June 14, 2012

Serial number
18264851
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1976
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 23, 1985
Last FAA action
March 23, 1991
Last owner
Matsco INC (Corporation)
Berkeley, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N1283S

LAX90FA068Accident on January 7, 1990 at Napa, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182P · serial 18264851

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY EXECUTE THE PUBLISHED APPROACH AND MISSED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH MOUNTAINIOUS TERRAIN.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site