N3980Z
1963 Cessna 185B
N3980Z on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-05-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2013-05-15Certificate of registration issued as N3980Z to the current registrant.
- 1984-06-12Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 1965-05-20N3980Z previously assigned to a Piper Super Cub (s/n 18-7917); cancelled.
- 1963Manufactured (1963).
About N3980Z
N3980Z is a 1963 Cessna 185B, serial number 1850521. It is registered to an individual in Excelsior, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 15, 2013 and expires on May 31, 2029.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-470 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 145 knots and a range of about 561 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 12, 1984.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3980Z. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Published figures for the Cessna 185B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
More Cessna 185B aircraft
All 14 Cessna 185B registrations →Other aircraft registered in Minnesota
All 6,939 aircraft registered in Minnesota →Other single-engine pistons on the register
Cessna models on the register
Own N3980Z?
Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.
Browse: Cessna aircraft for sale· Aircraft registered in Minnesota· Registry by state· FAA registry stats
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.
