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N985DB1959 Cessna 180B

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (destroyed damage at worst, latest Sep 1993)3 ADs may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Apr 30, 2030
Based in
Winthrop, WA
owner city / state
Engine
O-470 SERIES · 230 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2014
NTSB events
2
destroyed, 1993
ADs may apply
3
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Abidance INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Winthrop, WA
Certificate issued
Apr 4, 2014
Expires
Apr 30, 2030
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Apr 21, 1959

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
180B
Year
1959
Serial number
50507
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
ADBE04

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
  1. 2014 – nowAbidance INCWinthrop, WA · current

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 (2)

Accident · destroyed

Sep 20, 1993 · Mullan, ID

THE PILOT'S POOR IN FLIGHT DECISION, AND HIS INADVERTENT CONTINUATION OF A VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS INCLUDE LOW CEILINGS, SNOW, FOG, RAIN, AND MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
SEA93FA206

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for SEA93FA206)

Accident · substantial damage

Apr 4, 1987 · Boulder, CO

THE PLT REPORTS THAT HE WAS LANDING WITH A LT X-WIND AT 10 TO 15 KTS. HE SAID THAT AT OR JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LT WING AND THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LT OFF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
DEN87LA083

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN87LA083)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2020-21-22Fuselage; 55, StabilizersDec 7, 2020Airframe (180B)
2011-10-09Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190…Jun 17, 2011Airframe (180B)
98-23-02Cessna Aircraft Company 180 and 185 Series AirplanesDec 22, 1998Airframe (180B)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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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