Single-engine piston

N45WB

1960 Cessna 180C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1960
Serial
50748
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dfw Aero Mechanix Inc (Corporation)
Based
Oak Point, TX
Registration record

N45WB on the FAA register

Type
1960 Cessna 180C
Serial
50748
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Dfw Aero Mechanix Inc
Oak Point, TX
Certificate issued
2019-04-01
Airworthiness date
1960-04-09
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A571B9
Mode S (octal)
51270671
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
513 nm
Cruise (type)
139 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N45WB to the current registrant.
  • 2013-07-09
    N45WB previously assigned to a Luscombe 8E (s/n 4457); cancelled.
  • 1960-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N45WB

N45WB is a 1960 Cessna 180C, serial number 50748. The FAA register lists Dfw Aero Mechanix Inc as the registrant in Oak Point, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2019 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 139 knots and a range of about 513 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 9, 1960.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N45WB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
139 kt
Range
513 nm
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 180C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-08-11 Accident · Valparaiso, IN Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CHI91LA256
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N45WB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING WAS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (DESIGN CHANGE) PERFORMED BY AN UNQUALIFIED PERSON (PILOT IN COMMAND).

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.