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N430M

Cessna 182R

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18268250

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2027.

Registered owner

State of Louisiana

Owner type: Government
Address: Air Support Unit A-1 7919 Independence Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Also named: Department of Public Safety; Office of State Police
Fleet: 16 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182R
Year built: —
Serial number: 18268250
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued May 28, 1982)
Mode S code: A52431 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jul 7, 1994 · last FAA action Mar 24, 2023

Past registrations of N430M

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

Nov 15, 1939 Detroit GULL · serial 143 William W Juadis · Racine, WI

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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