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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
180K
Year
1981
Serial number
18053185
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A1A097
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
2015 – nowDiversified Aviation Services LLCMadisonville, LA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jun 4, 1986 · Timbalier, LA
DURING THE GROUND RUN PORTION OF A WATER TAKE-OFF FROM A CANAL, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH AN OIL RIG. THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DIRECTION AND SPEED OF THE WIND.
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.
Cessna Aircraft Company 180 and 185 Series Airplanes
Dec 22, 1998
Airframe (180K)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 (1)
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.
Power plant · gasket · looseNov 3, 2001
THIS AIR FILTER ASSEMBLY HAS THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT DESCRIBED IN AD. WITH THE GASKET COMING LOOSE. FOUND IT DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION AND DISCOVERED THAT IT (BA 8110) IS NOT COVERED BY THE AD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.