Single-engine piston

N5148E

1959 Cessna 180 Floatplane

Registered 3 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1959
Serial
50448
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Quandary Consulting Group LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenwood Village, CO
Registration record

N5148E on the FAA register

Type
1959 Cessna 180 Floatplane (FAA: Cessna 180B)
Serial
50448
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Quandary Consulting Group LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued
2023-11-05
Airworthiness date
1959-03-13
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A673C0
Mode S (octal)
51471700
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N5148E.
  • 1974-06-01
    Accident at Papillion,Nebr, 27; damage: substantial.
  • 1971-01-12
    Accident at Omaha,Nebr, 27; damage: substantial.
  • 1967-12-23
    Accident at Millard,Nebr, 27; damage: substantial.
  • 1959-03-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N5148E

N5148E is a 1959 Cessna 180 Floatplane (FAA model 180B), serial number 50448. The FAA register lists Quandary Consulting Group LLC as the registrant in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 5, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

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, dated March 13, 1959.

N5148E has 3 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-06-01 Accident · Papillion,Nebr, 27 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1547
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180
1971-01-12 Accident · Omaha,Nebr, 27 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0545
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180B
Probable cause: NTRD SNOW ABT 50FT AFTER TD.
1967-12-23 Accident · Millard,Nebr, 27 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4393
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180

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.