N5545N
Cessna 182R · built 1980
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on November 19, 1951.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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Safety history
- November 25, 1988Accident
THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. THE EXISTENCE OF A MOUNTAIN WAVE ALONG THE AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT ROUTE, THE FAILURE OF THE CREW TO EVALUATE REPORTED WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG THE FLIGHT ROUTE, THE CREWS ATTEMPT TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE OVER CONFIDENCE OF THE CREW IN THE AIRCRAFT'S ABILITY WERE FACTORS IN THE… Full accident record
- August 26, 1985Accident
THE STUDENT PILOT HAD ONLY 1.9 HOURS OF FLT TIME IN THE CESSNA 182R AND A TTL PIC TIME OF 6.6 HRS. AFTER PRACTICING TURNS AROUND A POINT AT 800 FT AGL A CLIMB WAS INITIATED. THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE RISING TERRAIN DUE TO A DENSITY ALT OF APRX 8200 FT. THE PLT STATED THE ACFT MUSHED ONTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN DURING THE FORCED LANDING.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1980 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N5545N.
- October 7, 1951Accident
While approaching West Lafayette-Purdue University Airport by night, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and low clouds. He decided to reduce his altitude in an attempt to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the airplane clip two trees and crashed in flames in a rain-soaked field located about eight miles southwest of Lafayette.