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Single-Engine Piston

1956 CESSNA 180

🕒 Listed 13 days ago
$180,000
fyiEstimate $203,500–$208,500 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 6 comparable Cessna 180 listings ($184,950), then adjusts for:

  • Airframe time -672 hr vs comps +1.3%
  • Engine time -398 hr vs comps +3.2%
  • ADS-B (33% of comps) +1.7%
  • Market supply: 4 for sale of 1178 FAA-registered +4.7%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1956
4,556 hrs
N4619A ✈ Flight Tracking
Oct 17, 2026 (2 days ago)
32217
CONTINENTAL O470K
1
MCCAULEY
KMIT
📍 Taft, California
Pending Registration Individual
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 Bakersfield, CA

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 180
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time4,556 hrs
Engine time744 SMOH
Annual5/30/2026
InspectionAnnual
ADS-B

Description

Beautiful, straight, original Cessna 180A with 4,556 TT, no damage history, and complete original logs. Always hangared in a controlled environment at KMIT. • Stratus ADS-B • Dual comms & audio panel • Rosen sun visors • AmSafe retractable shoulder harnesses • Monarch fuel caps • Steward door struts • Goodyear 10-26.50 tires • New exhaust & flap track bearings • New prop/mixture cables • Lightweight folding rear seats included • Matching wheel pants included A great 180 ready to fly and an excellent platform for the next owner to build on. Dual instruction and delivery available. Located at KMIT.

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 650Xi

No IFR GPS navigator is listed — a GTN 650Xi is the standard entry point for WAAS/LPV capability.

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Garmin GFC 500 autopilot

No autopilot is listed — a GFC 500 (or S-TEC 3100 / Trio Pro Pilot where the GFC isn't STC'd) adds a modern digital autopilot with envelope protection, subject to model approval.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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How this aircraft compares

Where this Cessna 180 lands versus other Cessna 180 listings on fyiAero.

Price

36th pct
$170k$296kThis aircraft · $180k

$180k · 36th percentile of 11 listings

Airframe time

50th pct
3,1766,000This aircraft · 4,556

4,556 hours total (TTAF) · 50th percentile of 6 listings

Engine time

50th pct
511,587This aircraft · 744

744 hours since major overhaul · 50th percentile of 6 listings

Percentile = share of comparable listings at or below this value. Lower airframe/engine hours are generally fresher; price reflects the asking price only.

General

Year1956
ManufacturerCESSNA
Model180
Serial Number32217
Registration #N4619A
ConditionUsed
Based atKMIT

Airframe

Total Time4,556
Useful Load921 lb
Fuel Capacity Volume60 gal

Engine

Engine 1 Make/ModelCONTINENTAL O470K
Engine Horsepower230 HP
Engine 1 Time744 SMOH
Engine TBO2000

Props

Prop ManufacturerMCCAULEY
Prop Time726 SNEW

Inspection Status

Inspection StatusAnnual completed 5/30/2026 Tail AD completed

Operating costs & specifications — Cessna 180

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna 180 (not this specific airframe).

$27,897annual budget · 117 hrs/yr
$126variable cost / hour
$0.92cost per nm
13.5gph fuel burn
$171,117avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $203,500–$208,500

Performance & dimensions

Range513 nm
Cruise speed137 kts · 158 mph
Takeoff / landing610.0 / 450.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The 180 seats up to 5 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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Last flight

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