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N1542M

Cessna 182P

N1542M is a Cessna 182P, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1975. It has 4 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Minot, North Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 1, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated November 22, 1975. 3 documents are on file: 3 × loan or lien (security agreement).

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
182P
Serial number
18264368
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor O-470 SERIES · 230 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1975
Cruising speed
120 mph
Transponder code
A0DBB5 (octal 50155665)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 1, 2024
Expires
May 31, 2031
Last FAA action
May 1, 2024
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · November 22, 1975
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00140890

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Melgaard Kenneth William
Type
Co-owned
Address
1920 Meadowlark Dr
Minot, ND 58701-6834
Co-owners
Melgaard Tabitha Jo

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 3

2026-09-04Loan or lien (security agreement)
2026-09-04Loan or lien (security agreement)
2026-09-04Loan or lien (security agreement)

Earlier use of this number 1

1951-06-21Boeing B-17F · exported to Bolivia · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data