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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
180
Year
1955
Serial number
31947
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
A35944
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
1966 – 2012Individual ownerClear Lake, MN
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jun 4, 1995 · Clear Lake, MN
failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. The proximity of trees to the runway was a related factor.
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 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series…
May 12, 2008
Airframe (180)Certain serial numbers: 172S 172S10672–172S10674; 172S 172S10676; 172S 172S10678–172S10680; 172S 172S10682; 172S 172S10683; 172S 172S10685; …. Only with: Applies only to airplanes that have a P/N 2013142-18 alternate static air source selector valve installed after November 19, 2007.
Cessna Aircraft Company 180 and 185 Series Airplanes
Dec 22, 1998
Airframe (180)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.
Landing gear · bolt · brokenJun 3, 1995
AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF OF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY RUNNING INTO TREES, CAME TO REST, THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. THE PASSENGER REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT JUST BEFORE TAKEOFF. DURING INVESTIGATION, THE BOLT HOLDING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT TO A SADDLE ON THE AIRFRAME WAS FOUND BROKEN. REF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.