Single-engine piston

N7278W

1999 Cessna 182S Skylane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
18280509
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dripping Springs, TX
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Registration record

N7278W on the FAA register

Type
1999 Cessna 182S Skylane
Serial
18280509
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dripping Springs, TX
Certificate issued
2017-08-31
Airworthiness date
1999-04-06
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9C112
Mode S (octal)
52340422
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N7278W to the current registrant.
  • 1999-04-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1966-04-28
    N7278W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 281116); cancelled.
Overview

About N7278W

N7278W is a 1999 Cessna 182S Skylane, serial number 18280509. It is registered to an individual in Dripping Springs, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 April 6, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7278W. 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

1966-02-27 Accident · Dade City Fla, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0357
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N7278W 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.