Cessna 182K
N2788Q is a Cessna 182K, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1967. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Paw Paw, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 2, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated March 1, 1967.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- 182K · all 182Ks and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Cessna 182 Skylane family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 18257988
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Cont Motor O 470R · 230 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 1967
- Cruising speed
- 119 mph
- Transponder code
- A2C7B3 (octal 50543663)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 2, 2017
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · March 1, 1967
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00220213
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Kahle Matthew N
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 44444 Woodman Dr
Paw Paw, MI 49079-9009
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N2788Q links to the rest of the register
- Cessna 182 Skylane 11,834 registered
- Cessna 72,676 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Continental O-470R 107 aircraft with this engine series · 230 hp
- Paw Paw, MI 11 aircraft registered in this town
- Almena Airport · 2C5
- Michigan 7,231 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Cessna 182 Skylane 64 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Cessna 182 Skylane 1,189 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Cessna 182 Skylane 748 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Continental O-470R 30 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental O-470R 255 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N2788Q, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Kahle Matthew N, an individual, certificate issued May 2, 2017, expires May 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated March 1, 1967, consistent with the 1967 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 18257988 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N2788Q according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N2788Q: Accident on June 2, 1995 at Alamosa, CO: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182K · operated under 091
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE AND COLLISION WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE (GUSTY/QUARTERING) WIND CONDITION, AND THE TAXIWAY SIGN'S LACK OF FRANGIBILITY.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 10, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data