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N9579E

1984 Cessna 182R

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18268428

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Feb 29, 2028.

Registered owner

Adventist World Aviation

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 4421 Airport Dr NW, Wilson, NC 27896
Fleet: 14 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182R
Year built: 1984
Serial number: 18268428
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor O-470-U · 230 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Sep 7, 1984)
Mode S code: AD5240 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 16, 2018 · last FAA action Apr 21, 2023

Past registrations of N9579E

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

Sep 27, 1974 Aeronca 11AC · serial 11AC-1216 Janet Osia · Cadet, MO

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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