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N821S

2000 Cessna 182S

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18280821

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2033.

Registered owner

Van Bortel Aircraft Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 4912 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76018
Fleet: 72 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182S
Year built: 2000
Serial number: 18280821
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 · 230 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jun 11, 2026)
Mode S code: AB3622 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 17, 2026 · last FAA action Apr 17, 2026

Past registrations of N821S

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

Feb 23, 2018 2001 Interplane SKYBOY · serial 23/2001 Brookshier Rockne · Weaverville, 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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