N52388 — 1973 Cessna 182P

Aircraft record

Serial number

18262571

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

182P

Year

1973

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor O-470 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N52388 →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR17FA044Dec 30, 2016Dabob, WAFatal · 4 fatal

   The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to continue a night visual flight rules into instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain an official weather briefing.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1973 Cessna 182P).

1. Nov 19, 2018deregistered — Lematta Gerald E

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N52388 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1973 Cessna 182P above.

• until Oct 11, 1955Cessna T-50 (s/n 3964)

Frequently asked

Has N52388 been in an accident?

Yes. N52388 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2016.

What kind of aircraft is N52388?

N52388 is a 1973 Cessna 182P (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 18262571.

Has N52388 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N52388 (WPR17FA044) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.