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N72658

1999 Cessna 182S

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18280643

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2029.

Registered owner

Tidewater Flying Club Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: Po Box 14315, Newport News, VA 23608
Fleet: 3 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182S
Year built: 1999
Serial number: 18280643
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming IO-540 SER · 300 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Nov 11, 1999)
Mode S code: A9BCFE (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 29, 2019 · last FAA action Jul 28, 2023

Past registrations of N72658

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

Nov 30, 1989 Sikorsky S80M · serial 65542
Aug 31, 1970 Cessna 120 · serial 9834 Turner W R · San Jose, CA

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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