Single-engine piston

N304CA

2024 Cessna 182T Skylane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
18283267
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol (Corporation)
Based
Maxwell Afb, AL
Registration record

N304CA on the FAA register

Type
2024 Cessna 182T Skylane
Serial
18283267
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, AL
Certificate issued
2024-11-05
Airworthiness date
2024-08-19
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A32E61
Mode S (octal)
50627141
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
968 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N304CA to the current registrant.
  • 2024-08-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2014-11-26
    N304CA previously assigned to a Shorts SD3-30 (s/n SH3052); cancelled.
Overview

About N304CA

N304CA is a 2024 Cessna 182T Skylane, serial number 18283267. The FAA register lists Civil Air Patrol as the registrant in Maxwell Afb, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 5, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

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 145 knots and a range of about 968 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 19, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N304CA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
145 kt
Range
968 nm
Power / thrust (each)
230
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,514 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,350 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-06-22 Incident · Wilkes Barre,Pa, 38 Damage: Minor NTSB · 5 0035
Reported aircraft: Short Bros SD3-30 — a different aircraft that carried the N304CA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: REASE IN ALT OF 1100FT.

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.