Single-engine piston

N485

1959 Cessna 180 Floatplane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
50595
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Simi Valley, CA
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Registration record

N485 on the FAA register

Type
1959 Cessna 180 Floatplane (FAA: Cessna 180B)
Serial
50595
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Simi Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2020-06-23
Airworthiness date
1999-12-16
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5FB2B
Mode S (octal)
51375453
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-06-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N485 to the current registrant.
  • 1999-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-12-06
    N485 previously assigned to a Douglas DC3A (s/n 4848); cancelled.
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
  • 1940-03-31
    N485 previously assigned to a Homebuilt L 25 A (s/n 3); cancelled.
Overview

About N485

N485 is a 1959 Cessna 180 Floatplane (FAA model 180B), serial number 50595. It is registered to an individual in Simi Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 23, 2020 and expires on June 30, 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 December 16, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N485. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-11-27 Accident · Salt Lake City Ut, 44 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 1013
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-3A — a different aircraft that carried the N485 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT-POSITION DISORIENTATION RELATIVE TO TRACK

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.