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N96885

1979 Cessna 182Q

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18266887

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2027.

Registered owner

Owner type: LLC
Address: Po Box 1413, East Hampton, NY 11937
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182Q
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 18266887
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 Mar 16, 1979)
Mode S code: AD7D6C (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 10, 2011 · last FAA action Mar 17, 2023

Past registrations of N96885

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

May 21, 1965 Taylorcraft BC12-D · serial 9185 Nelson R E · Clitherall, MN

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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