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N252JS

2024 Textron Aviation Inc T182T

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial T18209159

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA.

Registered owner

Van Bortel Aircraft Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 4912 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76018
Fleet: 72 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Textron Aviation Inc T182T
Year built: 2024
Serial number: T18209159
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboprop · Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A · 235 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Nov 29, 2024)
Mode S code: A25FC5 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)

Past registrations of N252JS

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

Jul 1, 1988 Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K · serial 251001

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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