Single-engine piston

N2438G

1959 Cessna 182B Skylane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
51738
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wk Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Buffalo, SD
Registration record

N2438G on the FAA register

Type
1959 Cessna 182B Skylane
Serial
51738
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Wk Aviation LLC
Buffalo, SD
Certificate issued
2023-11-30
Airworthiness date
1959-01-11
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A23E9B
Mode S (octal)
50437233
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
141 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N2438G.
  • 1959-01-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N2438G

N2438G is a 1959 Cessna 182B Skylane, serial number 51738. The FAA register lists Wk Aviation LLC as the registrant in Buffalo, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 30, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 141 knots and a range of about 450 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated January 11, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2438G.

Cruise
141 kt
Range
450 nm
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 182B Skylane type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2438G.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.