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N21518

1973 Cessna 182P

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18261685

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Kilo Whiskey Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 8310 Sky View Cir, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182P
Year built: 1973
Serial number: 18261685
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 Feb 9, 1973)
Mode S code: A1CEB1 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Oct 25, 2022 · last FAA action Sep 9, 2023

Past registrations of N21518

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

Oct 27, 1949 1948 Piper J3C-50 · serial 2347 Sell Gilbert A · Lombard, IL

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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