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N20978

1972 Cessna 182P

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18261336

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Crosswinds Flying Club Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 3470 N Century Oak Cir, Oakland, MI 48363
Fleet: 6 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182P
Year built: 1972
Serial number: 18261336
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 Aug 22, 1972)
Mode S code: A1B6E0 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 24, 2009 · last FAA action Apr 14, 2023

Past registrations of N20978

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

Nov 17, 1952 1940 Waco UPF-7 · serial 5325 Benton Motor Co · Windsor, CO

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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