Single-engine piston

N7111W

1999 Cessna 182S Skylane

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1999
Serial
18280550
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Better Living Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N7111W on the FAA register

Type
1999 Cessna 182S Skylane
Serial
18280550
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Better Living Aviation Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2000-01-04
Airworthiness date
1999-06-03
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A98254
Mode S (octal)
52301124
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
820 nm
Cruise (type)
140 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-22
    Accident at Bolingbrook, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 2000-01-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N7111W to the current registrant.
  • 1999-06-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-10-16
    N7111W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 28902); cancelled.
Overview

About N7111W

N7111W is a 1999 Cessna 182S Skylane, serial number 18280550. The FAA register lists Better Living Aviation Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 4, 2000 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 140 knots and a range of about 820 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 3, 1999.

N7111W has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
140 kt
Range
820 nm
Power / thrust (each)
230
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,625 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,280 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-11-22 Accident · Bolingbrook, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN18LA041
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182S
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
1989-08-30 Accident · Dutch John, UT Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN89LA203
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N7111W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE (VARIABLE/GUSTY) WIND CONDITION, AND THE HIGH VEGETATION AND TREE BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

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.