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N97872

1979 Cessna 182Q

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18267236

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Aardvark Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 6412 Bolton Rd, Alpena, MI 49707
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182Q
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 18267236
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 31, 1979)
Mode S code: ADA4C5 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 30, 2021 · last FAA action Apr 14, 2023

Past registrations of N97872

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

May 8, 1951 1946 Stinson 108-1 · serial 872 Wright Theodore R · Gardner, NY

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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