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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5738F

N5738F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182F built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 182F cancelled June 8, 2018

Serial number
18254796
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1963
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
January 6, 2015
Last FAA action
January 6, 2015
Last owner
Poddoubnyi Andrey Alexandrovich (Co-owned)
Vista, CA
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N5738F

WPR15FA236Accident on August 7, 2015 at Montecito, CA: fatal, substantial damage (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182F · serial 18254796

Oil starvation that led to the failure of the No. 5 connecting rod and a subsequent loss of engine power.

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