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Cessna 180A · Gakona, AK
N5353D is a Cessna 180A (serial 50242), registered to Mcmahan Charles B (co-owner) in Gakona, AK. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires August 2030; the airworthiness certificate dates from April 1958 (68 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor O-470 SERIES engine rated at 230 hp, the engine on 96% of registered Cessna 180As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A6C5C5. It is one of 206 Cessna 180A aircraft on the FAA registry. Mcmahan Charles B holds 6 aircraft on the registry.
Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.
193 of the 202 registered Cessna 180A carry this engine (96%), across 7 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Cessna 180A 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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