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N5497N

1980 Cessna 182R

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18267760

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until May 31, 2031.

Registered owner

Owner type: LLC
Address: 1389 Kingsgate Dr, Carmel, IN 46032

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182R
Year built: 1980
Serial number: 18267760
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor I0-470 SERIES · 260 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Oct 16, 1980)
Mode S code: A6FCB5 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 26, 2024 · last FAA action May 26, 2024

Past registrations of N5497N

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

Oct 18, 1973 Piper L-21A · serial 18-914 Civil Air Patrol · Louisville, KY

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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