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1981 Cessna 182R SkylaneSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Palo Alto, CA, USA

This 1981 Cessna 182R Skylane, N116AH, presents as a well-maintained, IFR-certified cross-country aircraft with 4,706 hours total time on the airframe. It is powered by a Teledyne Continental O470U-24 factory-rebuilt engine with 1,582 hours since its zero-time overhaul in August 2002, and a McCauley two-blade constant-speed propeller with 116 hours since its April 2022 overhaul. The aircraft has no damage history and its complete logs document a history that includes operation and maintenance in Australia and New Zealand before being container-shipped to California in 2002, where it received its current Imron paint scheme and the...

Year
1981
Make
Cessna
Series
182 Skylane
Model
182R Skylane
Tail #
N116AH
Serial #
18267966

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Passenger, Recreational
Flight Rules
IFR
Useful Load
1,159 lbs
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
4,706 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,582 hrs
Prop 1 Time
116 hrs
Logbook Status
Complete logs since new
Inspection Status
Annual inspection expires 8/2026. IFR altimeter/transponder certification expires: 1/2027

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GTN 750Xi - 6.9" Touchscreen WAAS GPS/NAV/COM for Bluetooth EDM800 fuel flow, and 2) nav for

Comms

TKM MX-385 - TKM NAV/COM 2

AP

Cessna 300A Navomatic - 1-axis autopilot with HDG and NAV 1 (GPS)/NAV 2 tracking

Audio

PS Eng PMA6000M-C - PS Audio Panel/intercom/marker with audio input jack

Weather

Stratus - ADS-B in via glove-box mounted

ADSB

Stratus ESG - ESG transponder (ADS-B out)

ADS-B In

Stratus - ADS-B in via glove-box mounted

EMS

JPI EDM 800 - JPI 6-cyl. Engine Monitor with fuel flow (output jack for data download via USB)

Additional Equipment

Windshield

Great Lakes Aero solar gray windshield (3/2021)

Lighting Control

Dual potentiometer (7/2025) to control panel lights for night flying

Exterior Lights

Exterior LED lights: Landing/Taxi, nav, beacon, and under wing courtesy lights

Battery

Gill G-243 - Battery (12/2025)

Shoulder Harnesses

BAS Inertial Shoulder Harnesses

Vacuum Pump

Backup electrical vacuum pump

Sunvisors

Rosen Sunvisors

Ventilation

Soros Ventube upgrade

External Antenna

External antenna connection for handheld transmitter

Seat Stop

Pilot inertial-reel secondary seat stop

ADF

Cessna 300 - ADF

ELT

ACK E-04 - ACK 406 MHz ELT with WAAS fed GPS (battery due 7/2028)

Corrosion Proofing

Factory Zinc Chromated Corrosion Proofing

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating
6/10
Paint Year
2002
Interior Notes
Blue cloth seats and blue trim
Exterior Notes
Painted Imron Cessna White with vinyl blue accents

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Teledyne Continental
Engine Model
O470U-24
Engine Power
230 HP
Propeller Model
McCauley two-blade constant speed: 90DCB-8 model C2A34C204-XC

Asking Price

$165,000

Aircraft Location

Palo Alto, CA, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Feb 4, 2026: $165,000 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Feb 4, 2026

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