Single-engine piston

N4980T

1981 Cessna Turbo R182RG Skylane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
R18201813
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N4980T on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna Turbo R182RG Skylane (FAA: Cessna TR182)
Serial
R18201813
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2013-03-14
Airworthiness date
1981-11-13
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6303A
Mode S (octal)
51430072
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
900 nm
Cruise (type)
165 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-03-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N4980T to the current registrant.
  • 1981-11-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-05-29
    N4980T previously assigned to a Piper Seneca (s/n 347250192); cancelled.
Overview

About N4980T

N4980T is a 1981 Cessna Turbo R182RG Skylane (FAA model TR182), serial number R18201813. The FAA register lists Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 14, 2013 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 165 knots and a range of about 900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 13, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4980T. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
165 kt
Range
900 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
820 ft
Landing over 50 ft
600 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-02-17 Accident · Taos,N Mex, 31 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0830
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-34 — a different aircraft that carried the N4980T registration before this airframe.

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.