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N1816J

Cessna 182R

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 182-68574

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2032.

Registered owner

Wakefield Aircraft LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: Po Box 486, Cooperstown, ND 58425
Fleet: 11 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182R
Year built: —
Serial number: 182-68574
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor O-470 SERIES · 230 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jun 15, 1988)
Mode S code: A14796 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 21, 2025 · last FAA action Aug 21, 2025

Past registrations of N1816J

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Apr 26, 2002 1968 Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-24245 Burns James F · Chagrin Falls, OH

What a Cessna 182 looks likePhoto of a Cessna 182, not this aircraft: Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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