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
N806TH	Cessna 182T	Fvx Research Bristow, Virginia	Standard	2011-03-24	Valid
N906TM	Cessna 182T	Rkt Productions Bristow, Virginia	Standard	2011-03-24	Valid
N1194W	Cessna 182T	Pm Technology and Leasing LLC Inver Grove, Minnesota	Standard	2011-03-23	Valid
N4976N	Cessna 182Q	Merlin Aviation LLC Palisade, Colorado	Standard	2011-03-23	Valid
N3402R	Cessna 182L	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2011-03-22	Valid
N8874T	Cessna 182C	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-03-16	Valid
N92456	Cessna 182N	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2011-03-16	Valid
N9821C	Cessna 182M	N5965T LLC Lehigh Acres, Florida	Standard	2011-03-16	Valid
N2285G	Cessna 182B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-03-11	Valid
N691KM	Cessna 182M	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-03-08	Valid
N5967B	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-03-03	Valid
N78737	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2011-03-03	Valid
N7435N	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-03-02	Valid
N12FJ	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2011-03-01	Valid
N9518D	Cessna 182S	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2011-02-25	Valid
N222TK	Cessna 182K	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-02-23	Valid
N7238E	Cessna 182B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-02-18	Valid
N7224N	Cessna 182P	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2011-02-14	Valid
N5744B	Cessna 182	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-02-10	Valid
N5621B	Cessna 182	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2011-02-07	Valid
N9099X	Cessna 182D	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2011-02-07	Valid
N5083N	Cessna 182Q	N5083 LLC San Diego, California	Standard	2011-01-25	Valid
N6789K	Cessna 182	Drc Equipment LLC Caldwell, Idaho	None on file	2011-01-24	Valid
N555SC	Cessna 182N	Black Raven LLC Monroe, Louisiana	Standard	2011-01-19	Valid
N7305Q	Cessna 182P	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2011-01-19	Valid
N9022H	Cessna 182T	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-01-19	Valid
N311SB	Cessna 182T	Nbr Aviation Manassas, Virginia	Standard	2011-01-14	Valid
N318SJ	Cessna 182T	Obr Leasing Manassas, Virginia	Standard	2011-01-14	Valid
N323LP	Cessna 182T	Rkt Productions Manassas, Virginia	Standard	2011-01-14	Valid
N361DB	Cessna 182T	Lcb Leasing Manassas, Virginia	Standard	2011-01-14	Valid
N482CP	Cessna 182T	Civil Air Patrol Montgomery, Alabama	Standard	2011-01-14	Valid
N486CP	Cessna 182T	Civil Air Patrol Montgomery, Alabama	Standard	2011-01-14	Valid
N493CP	Cessna 182T	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2011-01-14	Valid
N629CP	Cessna 182T	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2011-01-14	Valid
N731CL	Cessna 182T	Nby Productions Manassas, Virginia	Standard	2011-01-14	Valid
N774CP	Cessna 182T	Civil Air Patrol Montgomery, Alabama	Standard	2011-01-14	Valid
N916WR	Cessna 182T	Psl Surveys Manassas, Virginia	None on file	2011-01-14	Valid
N1016N	Cessna 182T	Drln Aviation LLC Charlotte, North Carolina	Standard	2011-01-13	Valid
N2315X	Cessna 182H	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-01-10	Valid
N99YE	Cessna 182P	D & e Recreation LLC Dowling, Michigan	Standard	2011-01-10	Valid
N1213L	Cessna 182M	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-01-07	Valid
N182WS	Cessna 182B	Individual owner Alaska	None on file	2011-01-07	Valid
N7182E	Cessna 182B	Shoreline Consulting INC Bryan, Texas	Standard	2011-01-07	Valid
N1489M	Cessna 182P	Brinker CORP INC Glen Elder, Kansas	Standard	2011-01-06	Valid
N700PD	Cessna 182Q	Aero Survey LLC Lake Havasu City, Arizona	Standard	2011-01-06	Valid
N6465A	Cessna 182	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2011-01-05	Valid
N75BN	Cessna 182S	Bernic INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2011-01-05	Valid
N2472X	Cessna 182H	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2010-12-28	Valid
N97485	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-12-28	Valid
N2863F	Cessna 182J	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2010-12-21	Valid
N9533G	Cessna 182S	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2010-12-20	Valid
N92405	Cessna 182N	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2010-12-17	Valid
N357HM	Cessna 182T	H & M Aviation LLC Madison, Mississippi	Standard	2010-12-15	Valid
N80PE	Cessna 182T	Lakepoint Aviation LLC Augusta, Kansas	Standard	2010-12-15	Valid
N7397Q	Cessna 182P	Individual owner California	Standard	2010-12-14	Valid
N71705	Cessna 182M	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2010-12-13	Valid
N23480	Cessna 182S	Pkp Aviation LLC Alexandria, Virginia	Standard	2010-12-10	Valid
N42893	Cessna 182L	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-12-10	Valid
N717CP	Cessna 182T	Civil Air Patrol Montgomery, Alabama	Standard	2010-12-10	Valid
N622FE	Cessna 182N	Peninsula Aero Technology INC Kenai, Alaska	Standard	2010-12-09	Valid
N735YG	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2010-12-08	Valid
N735RB	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2010-12-03	Valid
N94691	Cessna 182Q	Brentco Aerial Patrol INC Canton, Ohio	Standard	2010-12-01	Valid
N58634	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2010-11-30	Valid
N3341U	Cessna 182F	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-11-16	Valid
N52919	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2010-11-16	Valid
N644CP	Cessna 182T	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2010-11-16	Valid
N679CP	Cessna 182T	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2010-11-16	Valid
N94592	Cessna 182Q	Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma	Standard	2010-11-16	Valid
N1993M	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2010-11-12	Valid
N759GW	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2010-11-10	Valid
N222VW	Cessna 182S	Cool Beans LLC Newtown, Pennsylvania	Standard	2010-11-09	Valid
N95834	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2010-11-09	Valid
N21179	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-10-27	Valid
N2319G	Cessna 182B	Skydive CO Fairburn, Georgia	Standard	2010-10-27	Valid
N4727N	Cessna 182Q	State of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin	Standard	2010-10-27	Valid
N5440B	Cessna 182	Individual owner California	Standard	2010-10-27	Valid
N92120	Cessna 182M	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-10-26	Valid
N182XL	Cessna 182R	Mid Valley Flying LLC Progreso, Texas	Standard	2010-10-25	Valid
N9252G	Cessna 182N	Embry Aero LTD Greenville, Illinois	Standard	2010-10-21	Valid
N5319B	Cessna 182	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-10-18	Valid
N3716U	Cessna 182G	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2010-10-15	Valid
N3093Y	Cessna 182E	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2010-10-06	Valid
N24337	Cessna 182S	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2010-10-05	Valid
N70974	Cessna 182M	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2010-09-27	Valid
N15242	Cessna 182T	Bluclouds LLC Kirkland, Washington	Standard	2010-09-17	Valid
N8149M	Cessna 182P	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2010-09-15	Valid
N182LC	Cessna 182A	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2010-09-13	Valid
N2849Y	Cessna 182E	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2010-09-10	Valid
N57711	Cessna 182R	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2010-09-09	Valid
N2851Y	Cessna 182E	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2010-09-08	Valid
N52754	Cessna 182P	Torgerson'S LLC Ethridge, Montana	Standard	2010-09-07	Valid
N3542U	Cessna 182F	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-09-02	Valid
N42BH	Cessna 182R	Dondelinger Consulting LLC Brainerd, Minnesota	Standard	2010-09-01	Valid
N1325S	Cessna 182P	D Angelo Holdings INC Gilbert, Arizona	Standard	2010-08-31	Valid
N9793H	Cessna 182R	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2010-08-30	Valid
N2044Y	Cessna 182T	Psalm 19:1 Aviation LLC Annapolis, Maryland	Standard	2010-08-27	Valid
N1407S	Cessna 182P	Caesar Wings LLC Ubly, Michigan	Standard	2010-08-25	Valid
N182WX	Cessna 182P	Tre Aviation CORP Wilmington, Delaware	None on file	2010-08-25	Valid
N2488R	Cessna 182G	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2010-08-25	Valid