1961 Cessna 182D SkylaneSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • AL, USA

This 1961 Cessna 182D Skylane, registered as N8789X, presents as a well-maintained and upgraded classic with 5,448 hours total time on the airframe. Its Continental O-470-L engine, serial number 81546-0-L-4, was overhauled on January 10, 2013, and now shows 524 hours since major overhaul against a 1,500-hour TBO. The aircraft is equipped with a three-bladed Hartzell constant speed propeller, model PHC-G3YF-1RF, which was overhauled and reinstalled on December 2, 2024, with 17.1 hours since that work and 322 hours total time. A recent 100-hour/annual inspection was completed on January 18, 2026, and a transponder check was accomplished on...

Year: 1961

Make: Cessna

Series: 182 Skylane

Model: 182D Skylane

Tail #: N8789X

Serial #: 18253189

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Classic / Antique, Recreational

Useful Load: 796 lbs

Seats: 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 5,448 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 524 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 17 hrs (SMOH)

Inspection Status: 01/18/26 – 100 Hour/Annual accomplished. 03/22/25 – Transponder check accomplished. Aircraft was maintained under Part 135 operations until recently.

Avionics

Comms

Kenwood TK-7180H - Dual NAV/COM, VHF FM Transceiver

Audio

PS Engineering PMA 8000B - PS PMA Audio Panel

ADSB

Garmin GTX 335 - GTX ADS-B Transponder

Additional Equipment

Exhaust System

Knisley Exhaust System - STC SA01293LA

Safety System

Aero Fabricators Shoulder Harness System - STC SA1474GL

Fuel System

Javelin Aircraft Auxiliary Fuel Tank - Company, Inc.

Vacuum System

Precise Flight Standby Vacuum System

Brake System

Cleveland Wheel and Brakes - STC SA12GL

Sun Visors

Rosen Sun Visors

ADF

Bendix/King KR-86 - ADF

VOR/LOC Indicator

Bendix/King KI-208 - VOR/LOC Indicator

Shoulder Harness System

Aero Fabricators Shoulder Harness System - STC SA1474GL

Auxiliary Fuel Tank

Javelin Aircraft Company Auxiliary Fuel Tank - Inc.

Standby Vacuum System

Precise Flight Standby Vacuum System

Wheel and Brakes

Cleveland Wheel and Brakes - STC SA13GL

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year: 2016

Paint Year: 2016

Interior Notes: Interior refurbished 5/19/16. Burgundy Leather Seats and Sidewalls with Brown Carpeting and Cream Headliner.

Exterior Notes: Exterior Refurbished January 2016 by New Beginnings Aircraft. Base Matterhorn White Jetglo, Light Burgundy Metallic, Charcoal Grey Metallic.