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N94986

1978 Cessna 182Q

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18266552

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Feb 29, 2028.

Registered owner

United States Air Force (owner)

Owner type: Government
Address: 9222 Airfield Dr PMB 77, Usaf Academy, CO 80840
Also named: Usafa Aero Club (operator)
Fleet: 46 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182Q
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 18266552
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
Mode S code: AD3226 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jul 5, 2007 · last FAA action Apr 21, 2023

Past registrations of N94986

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

Jan 4, 1956 Taylorcraft BC12-D · serial 9386 Campbell Clifton T · New Orleans, LA

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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