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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5831J

N5831J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182P built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 23, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 182P cancelled April 23, 2013

Serial number
18263559
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1975
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 21, 1981
Last FAA action
March 23, 1991
Last owner
Grice Thomas (Individual)
Torrance, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N5831J

DEN90FA041Accident on January 13, 1990 at Tom'S Place, CA: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182P · serial 18263559

CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, SELF INDUCED PRESSURE, AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

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