N852KS

2021 Cirrus Design Corp SR20

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 2786

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until May 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Kansas State University

Owner type: Government
Address: 2310 Centennial Rd, Salina, KS 67401
Fleet: 44 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cirrus Design Corp SR20
Year built: 2021
Serial number: 2786
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming IO-390-C3B6 · 215 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Dec 10, 2021)
Mode S code: ABAFB8 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 10, 2022 · last FAA action Aug 4, 2023

What a Cirrus SR20 looks likePhoto of a Cirrus SR20, not this aircraft: Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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