Single-engine piston

N1086L

1959 Cessna 180 Floatplane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
50564
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bemidji, MN
Registration record

N1086L on the FAA register

Type
1959 Cessna 180 Floatplane (FAA: Cessna 180B)
Serial
50564
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bemidji, MN
Certificate issued
1996-06-26
Airworthiness date
1996-08-19
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A025A1
Mode S (octal)
50022641
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-08-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996-06-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N1086L to the current registrant.
  • 1993-06-03
    N1086L previously assigned to a Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4 (s/n 679); cancelled.
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N1086L

N1086L is a 1959 Cessna 180 Floatplane (FAA model 180B), serial number 50564. It is registered to an individual in Bemidji, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 26, 1996 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 19, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1086L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-04-28 Accident · Have De Grace, MD Damage: Substantial NTSB · BFO90LA040
Reported aircraft: Lake LA-4-200 — a different aircraft that carried the N1086L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND USED EXCESSIVE BRAKING TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.