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N736ZX1978 Cessna R182

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Feb 1985)2 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Apr 30, 2029
Based in
Redstone Arsenal, AL
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2003
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1985
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
2
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026
Registered owner
Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity
Owner type
Government
City, state
Redstone Arsenal, AL
Certificate issued
Jan 15, 2003
Expires
Apr 30, 2029
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jan 27, 1979

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
R182
Year
1978
Serial number
R18200813
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
A9E3AA

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
  1. 2003 – nowRedstone Arsenal Flying ActivityRedstone Arsenal, AL · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

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

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Feb 17, 1985 · Mundelein, IL

THE PLT OF THIS ACFT DID NOT KNOW THE RWY SURFACE CONDITION PRIOR TO AN ATTMPTED LANDING. UNICOM ADVISORIES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DUE TO A RECENT STORM, SIX TO TWELVE INCHES OF WET SNOW OVERLYING A PATCHY LAYER OF COMPACTED SNOW EXISTED WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN. THE ACFT SLID OFF THE RWY SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. SUBSTANTIAL ACFT DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN THE ACFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON THE EDGE OF THE RWY.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CHI85LA122

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI85LA122)

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 (R182)
2008-10-02Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series…May 12, 2008Airframe (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 · torque tube · detachedMar 11, 2004

    LT RUDDER BAR TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY, PN 2260114-5 FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURRED IN FLIGHT RESULTING IN LT SIDE PILOT'S TOTAL LOSS OF LT RUDDER AND STEERING CONTROL. NATURE OF FAILURE; LT OB RUDDER PEDAL SOCKET ON TORQUE TUBE BROKE AWAY FROM THE TORQUE TUBE. THERE IS NO OBVIOUS REASON WHY THIS MIGHT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Stabilizers · torque tube · detachedMar 11, 2004

    LT RUDDER BAR TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY, PN 2260114-5 FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURRED IN FLIGHT RESULTING IN LT SIDE PILOT'S TOTAL LOSS OF LT RUDDER AND STEERING CONTROL. NATURE OF FAILURE; LT OB RUDDER PEDAL SOCKET ON TORQUE TUBE BROKE AWAY FROM THE TORQUE TUBE. THERE IS NO OBVIOUS REASON WHY THIS MIGHT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

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

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