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N52305

1973 Cessna 182P

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18262517

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2030.

Registered owner

Ada Forestry Division

Owner type: Government
Address: 198 Airport Rd, Malvern, AR 72104
Fleet: 7 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182P
Year built: 1973
Serial number: 18262517
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 Nov 30, 1973)
Mode S code: A69689 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 17, 2001 · last FAA action Oct 20, 2023

Past registrations of N52305

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

Nov 18, 1948 1945 Aeronca L-3C · serial 6732 Lapeer Airport Inc · Lapeer, MI

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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