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
Built of: aluminium
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 is the Cessna 182 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

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

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. 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
Built of aluminium

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
N735MR	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2011-08-05	Valid
N8472T	Cessna 182C	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-08-05	Valid
N4766D	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2011-08-04	Valid
N6341F	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2011-08-04	Valid
N97385	Cessna 182Q	182Q LLC Tyler, Texas	Standard	2011-08-01	Valid
N3163S	Cessna 182G	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2011-07-27	Valid
N96639	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-07-27	Valid
N2431G	Cessna 182S	Gulf Coast Helicopters INC Pearland, Texas	Standard	2011-07-26	Valid
N8768M	Cessna 182P	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2011-07-26	Valid
N425PR	Cessna 182Q	Horizon Technical Services INC Farmingdale, New York	Standard	2011-07-23	Valid
N65602	Cessna 182T	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2011-07-22	Valid
N808BP	Cessna 182T	Chemtech-Engineering INC Racine, Wisconsin	Standard	2011-07-22	Valid
N3577Y	Cessna 182F	Clifton Oil & Gas LLC Millville, Delaware	Standard	2011-07-21	Valid
N2076G	Cessna 182A	Individual owner California	Multiple	2011-07-19	Valid
N269SA	Cessna 182T	Althof Equipment Management LLC Jupiter, Florida	Standard	2011-07-18	Valid
N3530U	Cessna 182F	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2011-07-18	Valid
N735ZV	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-07-18	Valid
N9323X	Cessna 182E	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-07-18	Valid
N7184Q	Cessna 182P	Holubar Properties INC Mckinney, Texas	Standard	2011-07-15	Valid
N965S	Cessna 182M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-07-15	Valid
N2463B	Cessna 182T	Michigan Dept of Natural Resources Roscommon, Michigan	Standard	2011-07-14	Valid
N2309G	Cessna 182B	Equipment & Machinery Appraisal LLC Grand Junction, Colorado	Standard	2011-07-12	Valid
N2955F	Cessna 182J	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-07-12	Valid
N7347Q	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-07-07	Valid
N9770G	Cessna 182P	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-07-05	Valid
N3365F	Cessna 182J	Timlor INC Warrenton, Oregon	Standard	2011-06-30	Valid
N18266	Cessna 182J	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-06-28	Valid
N3879D	Cessna 182A	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2011-06-28	Valid
N2802Q	Cessna 182E	Precision Management LLC Bossier City, Louisiana	Standard	2011-06-24	Valid
N424CB	Cessna 182L	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-06-24	Valid
N425MB	Cessna 182P	Pauls Valley Fly Boys LLC Davis, Oklahoma	Standard	2011-06-24	Valid
N3128F	Cessna 182J	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-06-22	Valid
N71551	Cessna 182M	Aivcon INC Charlevoix, Michigan	Standard	2011-06-22	Valid
N3599Y	Cessna 182F	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-06-21	Valid
N2083R	Cessna 182G	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-06-20	Valid
N4830N	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-06-18	Valid
N5218N	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2011-06-18	Valid
N3789D	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2011-06-17	Valid
N735CF	Cessna 182Q	G & M Aircraft INC Wheat Ridge, Colorado	Multiple	2011-06-16	Valid
N7085Q	Cessna 182P	Just Plane Fun Et LLC East Troy, Wisconsin	Standard	2011-06-15	Valid
N7LB	Cessna 182B	Liberty University Aviation Dept Lynchburg, Virginia	Standard	2011-06-15	Valid
N88RB	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-06-15	Valid
N22M	Cessna 182E	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-06-14	Valid
N5508B	Cessna 182	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-06-14	Valid
N71538	Cessna 182M	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2011-06-13	Valid
N92816	Cessna 182N	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-06-13	Valid
N2003G	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-06-10	Valid
N58626	Cessna 182P	Rainbow Flight INC Felda, Florida	Standard	2011-06-09	Valid
N735KZ	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2011-06-08	Valid
N9761H	Cessna 182R	Brentco Aerial Patrol INC Canton, Ohio	Standard	2011-06-08	Valid
N5170D	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2011-06-07	Valid
N5198D	Cessna 182A	Haw LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2011-06-07	Valid
N75US	Cessna 182S	Jbh Air LLC Kent, Washington	Standard	2011-06-01	Valid
N982BR	Cessna 182S	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-05-26	Valid
N1794M	Cessna 182P	Skyriders Flying Club INC Aurora, Colorado	Standard	2011-05-24	Valid
N368M	Cessna 182S	State of Montana Helena, Montana	Standard	2011-05-24	Valid
N8451T	Cessna 182B	Top Hand INC Laurel, Montana	Standard	2011-05-24	Valid
N5ZZ	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-05-23	Valid
N59181	Cessna 182B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-05-20	Valid
N2180G	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-05-19	Valid
N481CP	Cessna 182T	Blue Water Aviation LLC Oakman, Alabama	Standard	2011-05-19	Valid
N5966B	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-05-18	Valid
N2305G	Cessna 182B	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-05-17	Valid
N735YA	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2011-05-14	Valid
N302MP	Cessna 182T	Kqm Aviation Bristow, Virginia	Standard	2011-05-13	Valid
N766VN	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2011-05-12	Valid
N8424S	Cessna 182H	Skylane V LLC Santa Rosa, California	Standard	2011-05-11	Valid
N182ZM	Cessna 182M	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2011-05-10	Valid
N46JF	Cessna 182R	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2011-05-06	Valid
N52499	Cessna 182P	Zu Fliegen LLC Las Vegas, Nevada	Standard	2011-05-05	Valid
N8794X	Cessna 182D	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2011-05-03	Valid
N2047G	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-05-02	Valid
N24376	Cessna 182S	C R Transport INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2011-05-02	Valid
N3451F	Cessna 182J	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-04-28	Valid
N7270H	Cessna 182S	Sundowners INC Fort Myers, Florida	Standard	2011-04-26	Valid
N3174Q	Cessna 182K	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2011-04-25	Valid
N5144N	Cessna 182Q	L-3 Communications Eo/Ir INC Loveland, Colorado	Standard	2011-04-20	Valid
N97678	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner Mississippi	Standard	2011-04-20	Valid
N735LK	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2011-04-19	Valid
N2769Q	Cessna 182K	Precision Truck Equipment INC Lansing, Illinois	Standard	2011-04-18	Valid
N800HP	Cessna 182Q	Sanders George W JR Cloverdale, Indiana	Standard	2011-04-18	Valid
N2752F	Cessna 182J	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2011-04-16	Valid
N327LS	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2011-04-16	Valid
N61US	Cessna 182S	Lakes Aviation LLC Lakewood, Illinois	Standard	2011-04-16	Valid
N735DK	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2011-04-16	Valid
N2666G	Cessna 182B	Forward Logistics LLC New Castle, Virginia	Standard	2011-04-13	Valid
N92690	Cessna 182N	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-04-13	Valid
N1220R	Cessna 182T	Keywestaero LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2011-04-12	Valid
N15BP	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-04-12	Valid
N3546F	Cessna 182J	N3546F LLC Kitty Hawk, North Carolina	Standard	2011-04-07	Valid
N6025B	Cessna 182A	Better Air Service LLC Dailey, West Virginia	Standard	2011-04-07	Valid
N92422	Cessna 182N	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-04-07	Valid
N93BZ	Cessna 182J	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-04-05	Valid
N70633	Cessna 182M	North County Flying Club Tehachapi, California	Standard	2011-03-30	Valid
N7378N	Cessna 182P	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-03-30	Valid
N759DF	Cessna 182Q	Jtss LLC Selah, Washington	Standard	2011-03-30	Valid
N142LJ	Cessna 182T	Obr Leasing Bristow, Virginia	Standard	2011-03-28	Valid
N58776	Cessna 182P	Wild River Flying Club INC Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin	Standard	2011-03-28	Valid
N102BR	Cessna 182T	Otv Leasing Bristow, Virginia	Standard	2011-03-24	Valid
N274BB	Cessna 182T	Lcb Leasing Manassas, Virginia	Standard	2011-03-24	Valid