Single-engine piston

N956SM

2000 Cessna 182S Skylane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
18280783
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mississippi Forestry Commission (Government)
Based
Pearl, MS
Registration record

N956SM on the FAA register

Type
2000 Cessna 182S Skylane
Serial
18280783
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5
Registered owner
Mississippi Forestry Commission
Pearl, MS
Certificate issued
2018-09-06
Airworthiness date
2019-04-17
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD4C8D
Mode S (octal)
53246215
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

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-04-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2018-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N956SM to the current registrant.
  • 2000
    Manufactured (2000).
  • 1971-01-28
    N956SM previously assigned to a Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN Otter (s/n 203); cancelled.
Overview

About N956SM

N956SM is a 2000 Cessna 182S Skylane, serial number 18280783. The FAA register lists Mississippi Forestry Commission as the registrant in Pearl, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 2018 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 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 17, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N956SM. 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

1970-11-09 Accident · Lacrosse,Wis, 49 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1452
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-6 — a different aircraft that carried the N956SM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT-CAPT FAILED TO MAINT ALT AT MDA,REASONS UNKN

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.