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N97146

1979 Cessna 182Q

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18266991

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Silver City Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 115 S Broadway Ave Ste B, Sterling, KS 67579

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182Q
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 18266991
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 May 17, 1979)
Mode S code: AD8A5F (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 16, 2012 · last FAA action Jun 3, 2023

Past registrations of N97146

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

Aug 18, 1953 1946 Stinson 108 · serial 108-146 Corkins J.p. · Bozeman, MT

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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