Models · Cessna · Piston singles · data as of October 5, 2026

Cessna 182 Skylane

11,828 on the U.S. register across 20 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1956 to 2026; half of them date from 1972 or earlier. Texas has the most (1,151). 44% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the 182 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Cont Motor O-470 Series (9,369), Lycoming Io-540 Ser (971), Lycoming Io-540-Ab1A5 (767)
Seats: 4
Cruise speed: about 119 mph
Makers on the register: Cessna, Textron Aviation Inc, Cessna Aircraft Co
Registered: earliest certificate March 18, 1964; newest October 5, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Texas1,151California1,096Florida599Washington528Alabama423Arizona404Montana378Idaho366Colorado355Oregon321Alaska318Georgia293

Who owns them registrant type

Individual4,999 (42%)LLC3,177 (27%)Corporation1,737 (15%)Co-owned1,567 (13%)Partnership171 (1%)Government163 (1%)Non-citizen corporation10 (0.1%)Not stated3 (0.0%)Non-citizen co-owned1 (0.0%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
182P	2,099	1943 to 1984	17.7%
182Q	1,565	1974 to 1984	13.2%
182T	1,312	2001 to 2026	11.1%
182A	784	1947 to 1959	6.6%
182S	606	1988 to 2003	5.1%
182R	487	1980 to 1986	4.1%
182J	487	1965 to 1966	4.1%
182	446	1955 to 2012	3.8%
182M	432	1966 to 1969	3.7%
182H	423	1960 to 1966	3.6%
182K	413	1966 to 1976	3.5%
182L	410	1967 to 1968	3.5%
182B	406	1958 to 1959	3.4%
182G	391	1963 to 1965	3.3%
182E	380	1961 to 1962	3.2%
182N	336	1969 to 1971	2.8%
182F	294	1962 to 1963	2.5%
182C	282	1959 to 1960	2.4%
182D	270	1958 to 1962	2.3%
182RG	5	1978 to 1985	0.0%

When they were built by decade · 1,462 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid11,688 (99%)Pending76 (0.6%)Sale reported24 (0.2%)Valid (manufacturer)19 (0.2%)Reports overdue8 (0.1%)Pending cancellation5 (0.0%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard11,430 (97%)None on file188 (2%)Multiple103 (0.9%)Restricted62 (0.5%)Experimental34 (0.3%)Special flight permit10 (0.1%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Civil Air Patrol251Barr Air Patrol LLC30Textron Aviation INC28Van Bortel Aircraft INC27Civil Air Patrol INC20Bas Part Sales LLC19Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC17Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC14State of Louisiana13Westbank Fishing LLC12National Aircraft Leasing CORP12Energy Transfer Aviation LLC12

Fleet pages: Civil Air Patrol · Barr Air Patrol LLC · Textron Aviation INC · Van Bortel Aircraft INC · Civil Air Patrol INC · Bas Part Sales LLC · Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC · Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 2,790 cases since 1982, 539 fatal

2026-09-20WPR26LA353 · 182P N7337N · accident near Warren, ID · serious injuries

2026-07-12ERA26FA269 · 182 N43TB · accident near Piseco, NY · 1 killed

2026-06-20ERA26LA244 · 182S N7270H · accident near Naples, FL · no injuries

2026-06-19ANC26LA058 · 182Q N828PB · accident near Beaver, AK · no injuries

2026-06-13ERA26LA278 · 182T N505CP · accident near Fredericksburg, VA · no injuries

2026-06-11ERA26LA250 · 182 N70933 · accident near Charlotte, VT · no injuries

2026-05-28CEN26LA214 · 182 N2056X · accident near Dickinson, ND · no injuries

2026-05-28GAA26WA287 · 182 HK1519 · incident near San Antonio, outside the U.S. · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 2,790 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Cessna 182 Skylane aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

11,828 as of October 5, 2026, counting 20 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Cessna 182s?

Texas, with 1,151.

Who owns the Cessna 182?

44% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Cessna 182 the component layer

No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 1,189 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 107 of them in the last ten years: about 0.1 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine.

Failure reports 1,189 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA

By system

Engine449 (38%)Airframe structure247 (21%)Propeller116 (10%)Landing gear88 (7%)Fuel system77 (6%)Flight controls65 (5%)Cabin, seats and restraints53 (4%)Electrical power40 (3%)

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bulkhead88Cylinder50Hub31Support31Fitting26Exhaust Valve24Pushrod24Skin22Gasket21Magneto20

Latest reports

2026-10-05Arm: backed out · flight controls

2026-09-15Bolt: unsecure · electrical power

2026-08-27Cylinder: separated · engine

2026-04-28Light: broken · electrical power

2026-03-30Cable: frayed · flight controls

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the 182 links to the rest of the register

Design

Cessna 72,697 aircraft on the register
Cessna 182P 2,099 registered
Cessna 182Q 1,565 registered
Cessna 182T 1,312 registered
Cessna 182A 784 registered
Cessna 182S 606 registered
Cessna 182J 487 registered
14 more versions
Type certificate 3A13 · held by Textron Aviation INC

Engines

Continental O-470 series 9,369 of these aircraft · 230 hp
Lycoming IO-540 series 971 of these aircraft · 300 hp
Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 767 of these aircraft · 230 hp
Continental O-470R 63 of these aircraft · 230 hp
Continental IO-470 series 58 of these aircraft · 260 hp

Where they are

Texas 1,151 of these aircraft
California 1,096 of these aircraft
Florida 599 of these aircraft
Washington 528 of these aircraft
Alabama 423 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Civil Air Patrol 251 of these aircraft
Barr Air Patrol LLC 30 of these aircraft
Textron Aviation INC 28 of these aircraft
Van Bortel Aircraft INC 27 of these aircraft
Civil Air Patrol INC 20 of these aircraft

Record

NTSB accidents and incidents involving the 182 2,790 cases since 1982 · 539 fatal
FAA filings this year on these aircraft 555 filings · 370 bill of sale, 93 loan or lien, 83 loan release

Airworthiness

Failure reports filed on the 182 1,189 reports since 1995

Analytics

These connections as data: /graph/model/cessna/182.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 11,828

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N291JD	Cessna 182T	Dahapov LLC Boca Raton, Florida	Standard	2012-05-03	Valid
N6395F	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-05-03	Valid
N552RW	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2012-05-02	Valid
N6453A	Cessna 182	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-05-02	Valid
N2418X	Cessna 182H	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-05-01	Valid
N2353K	Cessna 182S	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-04-30	Valid
N31KE	Cessna 182H	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2012-04-30	Valid
N2532R	Cessna 182K	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-04-25	Valid
N3340Y	Cessna 182E	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-04-24	Valid
N735HF	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner Alaska	Restricted	2012-04-20	Valid
N735SX	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-04-20	Valid
N6963M	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2012-04-16	Valid
N91078	Cessna 182P	T Or M LLC Brentwood, Tennessee	Standard	2012-04-16	Valid
N2299G	Cessna 182B	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2012-04-12	Valid
N759YR	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-04-12	Valid
N8899X	Cessna 182D	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2012-04-12	Valid
N5580B	Cessna 182	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-04-11	Valid
N5964B	Cessna 182A	Bailey Steven W Puyallup, Washington	Standard	2012-04-11	Valid
N735BW	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-04-10	Valid
N3312U	Cessna 182F	Roberts Air INC Goodwin, Arkansas	Experimental	2012-04-09	Valid
N8892T	Cessna 182C	Ozair LLC Manhattan, Kansas	Standard	2012-04-09	Valid
N4708N	Cessna 182Q	Skylane LLC Billings, Montana	Standard	2012-04-06	Valid
N9619E	Cessna 182R	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-04-06	Valid
N1602M	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2012-04-05	Valid
N3387F	Cessna 182J	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Standard	2012-04-05	Valid
N9146G	Cessna 182N	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2012-04-04	Valid
N21059	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	2012-04-03	Valid
N21LD	Cessna 182G	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2012-04-02	Valid
N3736U	Cessna 182G	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-03-30	Valid
N2014R	Cessna 182G	Daedalus Wings INC Malvern, Ohio	Restricted	2012-03-29	Valid
N2565G	Cessna 182B	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2012-03-29	Valid
N65006	Cessna 182A	Delvalle Enterprises INC Sandpoint, Idaho	Standard	2012-03-29	Valid
N97997	Cessna 182Q	Redline Aviation INC Sioux City, Iowa	Standard	2012-03-29	Valid
N182LW	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2012-03-27	Valid
N5737J	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-03-27	Valid
N1835M	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-03-26	Valid
N74BG	Cessna 182S	Reliance Aviation LLC Mendon, New York	Standard	2012-03-26	Valid
N3197S	Cessna 182G	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-03-23	Valid
N2359X	Cessna 182H	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2012-03-22	Valid
N3089Y	Cessna 182E	Symbiotic Assets LLC Winnemucca, Nevada	Standard	2012-03-22	Valid
N36ST	Cessna 182	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-03-22	Valid
N7315Q	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	2012-03-21	Valid
N8857X	Cessna 182D	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2012-03-21	Valid
N759VV	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2012-03-20	Valid
N2825F	Cessna 182J	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-03-19	Valid
N3115S	Cessna 182G	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2012-03-19	Valid
N777TV	Cessna 182Q	Top AG INC Colby, Kansas	Standard	2012-03-19	Valid
N2704Q	Cessna 182K	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-03-16	Valid
N35183	Cessna 182T	Stone Industrial Contractors INC Savannah, Georgia	Standard	2012-03-16	Valid
N52792	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2012-03-15	Valid
N6056F	Cessna 182P	Rkc Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2012-03-15	Valid
N6229E	Cessna 182R	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2012-03-15	Valid
N65862	Cessna 182T	Southwest Flying Club INC The Woodlands, Texas	Standard	2012-03-15	Valid
N5225R	Cessna 182T	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-03-14	Valid
N8844X	Cessna 182D	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2012-03-14	Valid
N9628G	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-03-14	Valid
N9552R	Cessna 182S	Cauv LLC Cincinnati, Ohio	Standard	2012-03-13	Valid
N3211S	Cessna 182G	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-03-07	Valid
N95696	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-03-07	Valid
N76CN	Cessna 182P	Density Altitude LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado	Standard	2012-03-06	Valid
N735RQ	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2012-03-05	Valid
N7722F	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-03-05	Valid
N21964	Cessna 182T	Matt Anchordoguy CO LLC Vina, California	Standard	2012-03-02	Valid
N97192	Cessna 182Q	Atlantis Construction INC Friday Harbor, Washington	Standard	2012-03-02	Valid
N2876Y	Cessna 182E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-02-29	Valid
N3143U	Cessna 182F	Timuuu INC Alden, New York	Standard	2012-02-28	Valid
N158CW	Cessna 182T	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2012-02-27	Valid
N5875B	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2012-02-27	Valid
N3208S	Cessna 182G	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2012-02-22	Valid
N8762T	Cessna 182C	Crook Brady G Bandon, Oregon	Standard	2012-02-21	Valid
N9841H	Cessna 182R	Itd Services LLC Clarendon, Texas	None on file	2012-02-21	Valid
N6297G	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	2012-02-17	Valid
N21416	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-02-15	Valid
N2887R	Cessna 182K	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-02-14	Valid
N1171J	Cessna 182T	National Test Pilot School Mojave, California	Standard	2012-02-10	Valid
N9307H	Cessna 182R	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-02-10	Valid
N9281G	Cessna 182N	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2012-02-09	Valid
N182WL	Cessna 182G	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-02-07	Valid
N2450Q	Cessna 182K	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2012-02-07	Valid
N2311G	Cessna 182B	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2012-02-06	Valid
N2723F	Cessna 182J	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2012-02-06	Valid
N8713X	Cessna 182D	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-02-06	Valid
N97127	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2012-02-03	Valid
N1252E	Cessna 182S	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-02-02	Valid
N8811X	Cessna 182D	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2012-02-02	Valid
N71766	Cessna 182M	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2012-02-01	Valid
N1293S	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2012-01-31	Valid
N424NT	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2012-01-31	Valid
N9934E	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-01-31	Valid
N5361B	Cessna 182	Skydive Ricks LLC Petersburg, Ohio	Standard	2012-01-30	Valid
N52564	Cessna 182P	Electrical Systems Professionals INC Trinidad, Colorado	Standard	2012-01-26	Valid
N678JB	Cessna 182Q	Sierra Flyers INC Incline Village, Nevada	Standard	2012-01-23	Valid
N4775N	Cessna 182Q	Tennessee Metals Recycling LLC Murray, Kentucky	Standard	2012-01-21	Valid
N69EL	Cessna 182E	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-01-21	Valid
N2629Q	Cessna 182K	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2012-01-19	Valid
N95802	Cessna 182Q	Aircraft Acquisitions INC Durham, North Carolina	Standard	2012-01-19	Valid
N2254G	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2012-01-17	Valid
N735BA	Cessna 182Q	Wheels Up Aviation INC Arlington Heights, Illinois	Standard	2012-01-17	Valid
N956BF	Cessna 182N	Mpd2 INC Valdosta, Georgia	Standard	2012-01-17	Valid
N52443	Cessna 182P	182-52443 LLC Queen Creek, Arizona	Standard	2012-01-13	Valid