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N1998X1965 Cessna 182H

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 2025)2 ADs may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Oct 31, 2032
Based in
Dover, DE
owner city / state
Engine
O-470 SERIES · 230 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2025
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2025
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Registered owner
Blue Sky Powers N1998X LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
Oct 24, 2025
Expires
Oct 31, 2032
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Feb 26, 1965

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
182H
Year
1965
Serial number
18256098
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A18D20

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor O-470 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
230 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2025 – nowBlue Sky Powers N1998X LLCDover, DE · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 4, 2025 · Smithfield, RI

Maintenance personnel’s improper rigging of the elevator trim system, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing was the maintenance personnel and pilot’s failure to perform adequate post maintenance/preflight inspections.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
ERA26LA009

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA26LA009)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2011-10-09Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190…Jun 17, 2011Airframe (182H)
2007-09-01Cessna Aircraft Company Models 182H, 182J, 182K, 182L, 182M, 182N, 182P, 182Q, and 182R…Apr 25, 2007Airframe (182H)Only with: Air Plains Services Corporation STC SA00152WI installed and a ground power receptacle mounted on the firewall (forward ground power receptacle).

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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