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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8553S

N8553S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182H built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 7, 2009. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 182H cancelled April 7, 2009

Serial number
18256653
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1965
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 9, 2006
Last FAA action
March 17, 2009
Last owner
Winkmaggair LLC (Corporation)
Carbondale, CO
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N8553S

DFW08FA131Accident on May 8, 2008 at Black Hawk, CO: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182 · serial 18256653

The loss of engine power due to induction icing. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to continue flight in conditions favorable for structural and induction-system icing.

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