Single-engine piston

N516CA

1978 Cessna 182Q Skylane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
18266702
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Charlie Alpha Flying Club (Corporation)
Based
Sunnyvale, CA
Registration record

N516CA on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 182Q Skylane
Serial
18266702
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Charlie Alpha Flying Club
Sunnyvale, CA
Certificate issued
2021-03-06
Airworthiness date
1978-11-27
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A677EC
Mode S (octal)
51473754
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
817 nm
Cruise (type)
143 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N516CA to the current registrant.
  • 2000-12-28
    N516CA previously assigned to a Commander 114 (s/n 14076); cancelled.
  • 1978-11-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N516CA

N516CA is a 1978 Cessna 182Q Skylane, serial number 18266702. The FAA register lists Charlie Alpha Flying Club as the registrant in Sunnyvale, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 6, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

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 143 knots and a range of about 817 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 27, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N516CA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
143 kt
Range
817 nm
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-03-30 Accident · Hanford, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX00FA144
Reported aircraft: Commander 114 — a different aircraft that carried the N516CA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: undetermined. The pilot's failure to reject the takeoff and his failure to retract the landing gear following liftoff were factors.

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.