Single-engine piston

N1578C

1953 Cessna 180

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
30278
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Imhof Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Ferndale, WA
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1953 Cessna 180
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Registration record

N1578C on the FAA register

Type
1953 Cessna 180
Serial
30278
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Imhof Air LLC
Ferndale, WA
Certificate issued
2011-05-20
Airworthiness date
1956-05-21
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0E7A3
Mode S (octal)
50163643
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
513 nm
Cruise (type)
137 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$172,475 to $220,125
Middle half of 6 live Cessna 180 listings, 1953–1956 models (median $184,950). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N1578C.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-05-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N1578C.
  • 1956-05-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N1578C

N1578C is a 1953 Cessna 180, serial number 30278. The FAA register lists Imhof Air LLC as the registrant in Ferndale, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 20, 2011 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 137 knots and a range of about 513 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 21, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1578C.

Cruise
137 kt
Range
513 nm
Power / thrust (each)
225
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,095 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,310 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 180 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 180 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1578C.

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.