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N70885

1968 Cessna 182M

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18259406

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Dec 31, 2027.

Registered owner

Owner type: Partnership
Address: Po Box 104, Condon, OR 97823
Also named: Bates Paul; Bates Samuel
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182M
Year built: 1968
Serial number: 18259406
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 14, 1968)
Mode S code: A975D4 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Dec 1, 2011 · last FAA action Apr 7, 2023

Past registrations of N70885

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

Aug 16, 1951 Piper J3C-65 · serial 17907 Rex L Schou · Jamestown, KS

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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