Single-engine piston

N891SP

1957 Cessna 182 Skylane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
34272
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skydive Pennsylvania (Corporation)
Based
Mercer, PA
Registration record

N891SP on the FAA register

Type
1957 Cessna 182 Skylane (FAA: Cessna 182A)
Serial
34272
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Skydive Pennsylvania
Mercer, PA
Certificate issued
2009-12-04
Airworthiness date
1957-04-19
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC4AA9
Mode S (octal)
53045251
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
807 nm
Cruise (type)
143 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-12-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N891SP to the current registrant.
  • 1994-03-16
    N891SP previously assigned to a Piper P-Navajo (s/n 31P7300145); cancelled.
  • 1957-04-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N891SP

N891SP is a 1957 Cessna 182 Skylane (FAA model 182A), serial number 34272. The FAA register lists Skydive Pennsylvania as the registrant in Mercer, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 4, 2009 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 807 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 19, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N891SP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
143 kt
Range
807 nm
Power / thrust (each)
230
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,350 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,350 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-09-27 Accident · San Antonio, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW93FA267
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31P — a different aircraft that carried the N891SP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN VMC FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE: PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER TO ONE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON, AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT TYPE.

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.