N6161SCessna R182
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 21, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Indian River, MI
- Certificate issued
- Jan 18, 2023
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 24, 1980
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- R182
- Serial number
- R18201633
- 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
- A80794
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-540 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 250 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – nowIndividual ownerIndian River, MI · current
- 1975 – 1978Farrington Aircraft CorpPaducah, KY · different airframe: Air & Space America Inc 18a S/N 18-73
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 21, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-09 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190… | Jun 17, 2011 | Airframe (R182) |
| 2008-10-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series… | May 12, 2008 | Airframe (R182)Certain serial numbers: 172S 172S10672–172S10674; 172S 172S10676; 172S 172S10678–172S10680; 172S 172S10682; 172S 172S10683; 172S 172S10685; …. Only with: Applies only to airplanes that have a P/N 2013142-18 alternate static air source selector valve installed after November 19, 2007. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Flight controls · tube · looseMar 23, 2001
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION THE TWO ALUMINUM RIVETS SECURING THE FORWARD END OF SHAFT WERE FOUND LOOSE AND THE BUCK TAILS MISSING . THE SQUARK TUBE PORTION OF ASSEMBLY APPEARS TO BE ALUMINUM. THE FORWARD THREADED END IS STEEL. THE FIT OF THE TWO PARTS IS NOT VERY CLOSE. FOUND SHAFT ON FORWARD END OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · carburetor · contaminatedDec 30, 1998
PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING EXCESSIVELY RICH AT ALL SETTINGS EXCEPT IDLE. PILOT DECIDED THE CARBURETOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. WHEN THE CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED, A ROUND PIECE OF HARD PEPPERMINT CANDY WAS FOUND WEDGED IN VENTURI. PILOT HAD COMPLAINED THAT RODENTS HAD FOUND HIS CANDY STASH…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 21, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 21, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026