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N4861S

1979 Cessna R182

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial R18201439

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Midwest Airmotive Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 709 Airport Rd, Mount Sterling, KY 40353
Fleet: 4 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna R182
Year built: 1979
Serial number: R18201439
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jan 16, 1980)
Mode S code: A6016F (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Mar 9, 1999 · last FAA action Sep 9, 2023

Past registrations of N4861S

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

Feb 1, 1972 Bensen B-8M · serial LS-13 Seignious Luke W JR · Lake Placid, FL

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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