N180JL is a 1957 Cessna 180A (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 32858, registered in Gig Harbor, WA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Apr 30, 2028; the renewal window opens on Oct 30, 2027. It is powered by a Cont Motor O-470 SERIES rated at 230 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Dec 12, 1976. It is one of 206 180A aircraft in the FAA registry, 12 of them registered in Washington. About 29% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Oct 15, 2019.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2028
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Gig Harbor, WA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Seattle FSDO (SEA FSDO) · (206) 231-3828 or (800) 354-1940
- Certificate issued
- Sep 2, 1999
- Last FAA action
- May 5, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- A1417F
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50240577
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- CESSNA
- Model
- 180A
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- 5A6 (Textron Aviation Inc.)
- Year manufactured
- 1957
- Serial number
- 32858
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 4
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Dec 12, 1976
- Approved operations
- Normal
Public airports near Gig Harbor
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma Narrows Tacoma, WA | KTIW | 5 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
| Vashon Municipal Vashon, WA | 2S1 | 10 mi | Non-towered | - |
| Bremerton Ntl Bremerton, WA | KPWT | 13 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2019 | Flannigan, NV | Cessna 180 this airframe | Substantial | None | GAA20CA029 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.