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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N253R

N253R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182N built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 31, 2006. The last status on file was "sale reported".

Cessna 182N cancelled January 31, 2006

Serial number
182-60281
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1970
Last status
Sale reported
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
June 16, 2005
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Rantoul, KS
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N253R

CHI03LA020Accident on November 9, 2002 at Wheatfield, IN: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182N · serial 18260281

The pilot not maintaining aircraft control and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind condition. Factors to the accident were the gusting wind condition and the inadvertent stall at a low altitude.

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