N5481B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182 built in 1956. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 11, 2002. The last status on file was "second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response".
Cessna 182 cancelled February 11, 2002
- Serial number
- 33481
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1956
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Certificate issued
- August 5, 1998
- Last FAA action
- October 5, 2001
- Last owner
- Cvetican Ronald J (Individual)
Buchanan, VA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N5481B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182 · serial 33418
The pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed, also causal was his failure to execute a go-around. Contributing factors were the night conditions and the tailwind.
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