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N71616

1969 Cessna 182M

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18259689

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jun 30, 2028.

Registered owner

Summit Helicopters Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: Po Box 909, Salem, VA 24153
Fleet: 15 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182M
Year built: 1969
Serial number: 18259689
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 Mar 21, 1969)
Mode S code: A994F1 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jun 25, 2015 · last FAA action May 19, 2023

Past registrations of N71616

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

Mar 30, 1953 Luscombe 8A · serial 3043 Huber Vernie · Sioux Falls, SD

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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