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N9497E

1984 Cessna 182R

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18268420

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Dec 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 102 Chicago Ave, Charlevoix, MI 49720
Fleet: 4 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182R
Year built: 1984
Serial number: 18268420
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 Aug 24, 1984)
Mode S code: AD31E9 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Dec 24, 2013 · last FAA action Sep 22, 2023

Past registrations of N9497E

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

Oct 27, 1970 1946 Aeronca 11AC · serial 11AC-1132 Grapes William · Knapp, WI

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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