N4796B is a 1955 Cessna 180 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 31694, registered in New Gloucester, ME. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Nov 30, 2028; the renewal window opens on May 30, 2028. It is powered by a Cont Motor O-470 SERIES rated at 230 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class, issued Jun 16, 1956. It is one of 1,177 180 aircraft in the FAA registry, 19 of them registered in Maine. About 17% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Apr 14, 2019.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2028
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- New Gloucester, ME
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Portland FSDO (Northeast) (PWM FSDO) · (207) 541-7700
- Certificate issued
- Nov 27, 2018
- Last FAA action
- Jun 23, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- A5E5B5
- Mode S code (octal)
- 51362665
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- CESSNA
- Model
- 180
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- 5A6 (Textron Aviation Inc.)
- Year manufactured
- 1955
- Serial number
- 31694
- 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 Jun 16, 1956
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2019 | Limington, ME | Cessna 180 this airframe | Substantial | None | GAA19CA214 |
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.