Single-engine turboprop

N6028U

2006 Cessna Turbo 182T Skylane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
T18208538
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Desert Sky Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
La Quinta, CA
Registration record

N6028U on the FAA register

Type
2006 Cessna Turbo 182T Skylane (FAA: Cessna T182T)
Serial
T18208538
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A
Registered owner
Desert Sky Aviation LLC
La Quinta, CA
Certificate issued
2025-03-11
Airworthiness date
2006-05-22
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7D230
Mode S (octal)
51751060
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

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N6028U.
  • 2006-05-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N6028U

N6028U is a 2006 Cessna Turbo 182T Skylane (FAA model T182T), serial number T18208538. The FAA register lists Desert Sky Aviation LLC as the registrant in La Quinta, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 11, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A 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 May 22, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6028U.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6028U.

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.