N15BF1973 Cessna 180J
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Bend, OR
- Certificate issued
- Nov 7, 2016
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 21, 1973
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 180J
- Year
- 1973
- Serial number
- 18052353
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A0C7F5
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor O-470 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 230 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2016 – nowIndividual ownerBend, OR · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21-22 | Fuselage; 55, Stabilizers | Dec 7, 2020 | Airframe (180J) |
| 2011-10-09 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190… | Jun 17, 2011 | Airframe (180J) |
| 98-23-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company 180 and 185 Series Airplanes | Dec 22, 1998 | Airframe (180J)Only with: Airglas Engineering Company (AECI) Model LW3600-180 or LW3600-180A fixed penetration wheel skis installed per STC SA213AL. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Flight controls · chain · crackedApr 30, 2005
CHAIN LINK CRACKS IN AFT STABILIZER CHAIN. POSSIBLE OVER STRESS OR MFG DEFECT. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · roll pin · brokenApr 25, 2005
FOUND ROLL PIN BROKEN DURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION. APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. RECOMMEND INSPECTION OF THIS ASSEMBLY WITHIN 25 HOURS AND AT 100 HOUR INSPECTIONS THEREAFTER. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026