Single-engine piston

N285EA

1999 Cessna 182S Skylane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
18280524
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
South Carolina Forestry Commission (Government)
Based
Columbia, SC
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Registration record

N285EA on the FAA register

Type
1999 Cessna 182S Skylane
Serial
18280524
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5
Registered owner
South Carolina Forestry Commission
Columbia, SC
Certificate issued
2025-09-15
Airworthiness date
2024-10-09
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2E0F3
Mode S (octal)
50560363
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
820 nm
Cruise (type)
140 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N285EA to the current registrant.
  • 2024-10-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2015-11-04
    N285EA previously assigned to a Boeing 737-56N (s/n 28565); cancelled.
  • 1999
    Manufactured (1999).
Overview

About N285EA

N285EA is a 1999 Cessna 182S Skylane, serial number 18280524. The FAA register lists South Carolina Forestry Commission as the registrant in Columbia, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 15, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 140 knots and a range of about 820 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 9, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N285EA.

Cruise
140 kt
Range
820 nm
Power / thrust (each)
230
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,625 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,280 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N285EA.

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.