Single-engine piston

N65988

2005 Cessna 182T Skylane

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2005
Serial
18281513
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Arkansas Industrial Manufacturing LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N65988 on the FAA register

Type
2005 Cessna 182T Skylane
Serial
18281513
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Arkansas Industrial Manufacturing LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2021-02-04
Airworthiness date
2005-02-08
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8B1BA
Mode S (octal)
52130672
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N65988 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-02-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-08-21
    N65988 previously assigned to a Cessna 172P Skyhawk (s/n 17275939); cancelled.
  • 1992-03-02
    Accident at N Topsail Beach, NC; damage: substantial.
  • 1970-10-22
    N65988 previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet (s/n 756422); cancelled.
Overview

About N65988

N65988 is a 2005 Cessna 182T Skylane, serial number 18281513. The FAA register lists Arkansas Industrial Manufacturing LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 4, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series 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 February 8, 2005.

N65988 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

1992-03-02 Accident · N Topsail Beach, NC Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ATL92FA053
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172P
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. FACTORS WERE: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES, HIS OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AS A PILOT.

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.