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Cessna 182A · 1957 · Howe, TX
N4078D is a 1957 Cessna 182A (serial 34778), registered to Finney James R (individual) in Howe, TX. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires May 2031; the airworthiness certificate dates from December 1957 (68 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor O-470 SERIES engine rated at 230 hp, the engine on 98% of registered Cessna 182As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A4CA16. It is one of 785 Cessna 182A aircraft on the FAA registry. Finney James R holds 7 aircraft on the registry.
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752 of the 766 registered Cessna 182A carry this engine (98%), across 6 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Cessna 182A needs roughly 1,300 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~1,093 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →
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