Single-engine piston

N500AK

1966 Cessna 180

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
18051663
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Boerne, TX
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1966 Cessna 180
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Registration record

N500AK on the FAA register

Type
1966 Cessna 180 (FAA: Cessna 180H)
Serial
18051663
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Boerne, TX
Certificate issued
2019-05-01
Airworthiness date
1976-06-24
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A639FA
Mode S (octal)
51434772
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
513 nm
Cruise (type)
137 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$177,500 to $265,000
Middle half of 5 live Cessna 180 listings, 1956–1967 models (median $189,900). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N500AK.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N500AK to the current registrant.
  • 1993-10-06
    N500AK previously assigned to a Swearingen SA227-TT (s/n TT527); cancelled.
  • 1976-06-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N500AK

N500AK is a 1966 Cessna 180 (FAA model 180H), serial number 18051663. It is registered to an individual in Boerne, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 1, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series 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 June 24, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N500AK. 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

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

1993-04-02 Accident · Blountville, TN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL93MA068
Reported aircraft: Fairchild SA227-TT — a different aircraft that carried the N500AK registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES CONCERNING USE OF THE ENGINE INLET ANTI-ICE SYSTEM AND/OR CONTINUOUS IGNITION WHILE OPERATING IN ICING CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN PROBABLE ICE INGESTION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED WHILE COPING WITH THE ENGINE PROBLEM, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, ICING CONDITIONS, AND ENGINE INLET (NACELLE) ICE.

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.