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1966 Cessna 182 Skylane
N201EX · Serial 18257642
Currently Registered as of Oct 6, 2026Manufacturer-certified specifications for this aircraft type — not a claim about this specific airframe's current configuration.
N-Number History
- N201EX — Sep 9, 2026 to present
Full FAA Registration Record
| Serial Number (as registered) | 18257642 |
|---|---|
| Aircraft Unique ID Number | 00332632 |
| FAA Manufacturer / Model Code | 2072724 |
| Aircraft Engine Type | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer / Model | CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES |
| Certification of Aircraft Registration Date | Aug 20, 2003 |
| Airworthiness Certificate Issue Date | Nov 19, 1966 |
| Airworthiness Classification | Standard (Normal) |
| Registration Status | Currently Registered |
| Aircraft Registration Expiration Date | Jan 31, 2028 |
| Last FAA Update | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Registration Country | US |
| Registration State | LA |
| Weight Class | CLASS 1 |
| TC Data Sheet | — |
| TC Data Holder | — |
| FAA AIDS Report | 20010530010899A |
Accident & Incident History (NTSB)
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Accident
May 30, 2001 — Victoria, TX
NTSB event number FTW01LA134 — view NTSB's investigation summary for what NTSB found.
See NTSB history for every Cessna 182 Skylane on file → (FAA-registered and foreign/military aircraft, combined)
Service Difficulty Reports (FAA)
Filing a Service Difficulty Report is required by law for repair stations, aircraft manufacturers, and airlines, but is largely voluntary for privately owned, individually operated aircraft. A blank result below reflects who's required to report a defect, not necessarily a clean maintenance history — and conversely, reports on file are rarely the complete picture for an aircraft that's mostly been privately maintained.
No FAA Service Difficulty Reports found for this aircraft.
Reported Incidents (FAA AIDS)
The FAA's Accident/Incident Data System tracks events below the damage/injury threshold that makes something an NTSB-investigated accident — mostly minor incidents that never became a full NTSB case. A report below marked "Accident" may be the same event already shown above under NTSB; that overlap is expected, not a data error.
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Accident
May 30, 2001 — VICTORIA, TX (possible match)
General Information
- N-Number (as reported)
- 201EX
- Event Time
- 07:20
- Airport
- PRIVATE
- Mid Air Collision
- Not A Midair
- Flight Phase
- To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Aircraft Information
- Damage
- Substantial
- Aircraft (as reported)
- CESSNA 182K
- Flight Conducted Under
- GENERAL OPERATING RULES
- Engine (as reported)
- CONT O470*
- Operator
- —
- Total Aboard
- 1
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 0 non-fatal
Pilot In Command
- PIC Flight Time Total Hours
- 4,500
- PIC Flight Time Total Make/Model Hours
- 900
- PIC Flight Time Hours (Last 90 Days)
- 30
Event Remarks
(-23)ON MAY 30, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 HOURS, A CESSNA 182K, N201EX, OWNED AND OPERATED BY JERRY W. CRABTREE OUT OF VICTORIA, TX, CRAHSED JUST AFTER TAKE OFF FROM HIS PRIVATE STRIP. MR. CRABTREE REPORTED HIS SEAT BACK JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MR. CRABTREE WAS NOT INJURED. (.4)ON MAY 30, 2001, AT 0720 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182K AIRPLANE, N201EX, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP NEAR VICTORIA, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THAT HIS SEAT "SLID BACK" ABOUT THE TIME THE AIRPLANE ROTATED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE AIRSTRIP AND STRUCK THE TREES NEAR THE DEPARTURE END. THE FIREWALL SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER S LEADING EDGE WAS TORN AND CRUSHED AFT TO ITS SPAR. BOTH THE LEFT WING SKIN AND FUSELAGE SKIN WERE WRINKLED. THE FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE SEAT TRACK PIN HOLES WERE WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S LIMITS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE INSTALLATION OF A SAFETY LOCK ON THE SEAT TRACK COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT.
FAA AIDS report 20010530010899A
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between an NTSB report and an FAA AIDS report?
The NTSB investigates accidents and serious incidents — events that meet a specific federal damage or injury threshold. FAA's Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS) tracks events that fall below that threshold: mostly minor incidents that were reported to the FAA but never rose to the level of a full NTSB investigation. Because both systems can end up recording the same real-world event, a report marked "Accident" under FAA AIDS may be the very same event already shown above under NTSB — that overlap is expected, not a data error.
What does "(possible match)" mean next to a report?
Every NTSB, FAA Service Difficulty, and FAA AIDS record is linked to a specific aircraft by its N-number (and, when available, its manufacturer serial number). A record is marked "confirmed" when our own tracked registration history shows this exact airframe held that N-number on the date of the event. It's marked "(possible match)" when we can't fully verify that — most often because the event happened further back than our registration history reaches. N-numbers get reassigned to a completely different aircraft over the decades, so a "possible match" is our best available inference, not a certainty.
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