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N9890E

1985 Cessna 182R

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18268465

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Mar 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Civil Air Patrol Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 105 South Hansell Street, Maxwell Afb, AL 36112
Fleet: 127 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 182R
Year built: 1985
Serial number: 18268465
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 Oct 4, 1985)
Mode S code: ADCEF0 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 20, 1992 · last FAA action Oct 13, 2023

Past registrations of N9890E

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

May 16, 1979 Cessna 172N · serial 17272284 Christiansen Aviation Inc · Tulsa, OK · exported to AUSTRALIA

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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