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N738CP

2006 Cessna 182T

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18281761

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jul 31, 2027.

Registered owner

Civil Air Patrol

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 105 S Hansell St Bldg 714, Maxwell Afb, AL 36112
Fleet: 468 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182T
Year built: 2006
Serial number: 18281761
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 Feb 9, 2006)
Mode S code: A9E903 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 10, 2006 · last FAA action Dec 27, 2024

Past registrations of N738CP

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

Mar 9, 1978 Cessna 172N · serial 17269874 Southern Cross Credit Inc · Boca Raton, FL · exported to AUSTRALIA

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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