Single-engine piston

N393B

1973 Cessna 180

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
18052299
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-470-R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wasilla, AK
1973 Cessna 180
Representative photo of a Cessna 180. Not a photo of N393B.
Registration record

N393B on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna 180 (FAA: Cessna 180J)
Serial
18052299
Engines
Continental IO-470-R
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wasilla, AK
Certificate issued
2015-11-18
Airworthiness date
2009-05-06
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A48E07
Mode S (octal)
51107007
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
513 nm
Cruise (type)
137 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-11-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N393B to the current registrant.
  • 2014-12-20
    Incident at Nome, AK; damage: minor.
  • 2009-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-02-07
    N393B previously assigned to a Beechcraft 95 Travel Air (s/n TD5); cancelled.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N393B

N393B is a 1973 Cessna 180 (FAA model 180J), serial number 18052299. It is registered to an individual in Wasilla, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 18, 2015 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-470-R engine and 6 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 6, 2009.

N393B has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-12-20 Incident · Nome, AK Damage: Minor NTSB · ANC15IA006
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180J
Probable cause: The disengagement and subsequent binding of the right tailwheel steering cable, which disabled the rudder system.
1991-09-11 Accident · Killdeer, ND Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI91FA291
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95 — a different aircraft that carried the N393B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DISREGARDING THE WEATHER FORECAST; HIS IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO CONTINUE A VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN. THE MOUNTAINOUS HILLY TERRAIN AND LOW CEILING WERE FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.

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.