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Cessna 180 · 1953 · Carson City, NV
N1686C is a 1953 Cessna 180 (serial 30386), registered to Butts Michael D (individual) in Carson City, NV. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires July 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from September 1955 (71 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor O-470 SERIES engine rated at 230 hp, the engine on 96% of registered Cessna 180s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A11293. It is one of 1,178 Cessna 180 aircraft on the FAA registry.
Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.
1,097 of the 1,148 registered Cessna 180 carry this engine (96%), across 19 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Cessna 180 needs roughly 1,150 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~969 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →
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