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N42687

1968 Cessna 182L

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18259138

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Cal Coast Reps Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 2184 Elden Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182L
Year built: 1968
Serial number: 18259138
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 14, 1968)
Mode S code: A51579 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 29, 2020 · last FAA action Sep 29, 2023

Past registrations of N42687

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

Jan 5, 1959 Piper J3C-65 · serial 14983 Timme Forrest K · Alamogordo, NM

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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