Single-engine piston

N9740G

1972 Cessna 180

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
18052240
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kestrel Kat LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1972 Cessna 180
Representative photo of a Cessna 180. Not a photo of N9740G.
Registration record

N9740G on the FAA register

Type
1972 Cessna 180 (FAA: Cessna 180H)
Serial
18052240
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Kestrel Kat LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2018-04-16
Airworthiness date
2001-11-08
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD94E0
Mode S (octal)
53312340
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
513 nm
Cruise (type)
137 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-04-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N9740G.
  • 2001-11-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N9740G

N9740G is a 1972 Cessna 180 (FAA model 180H), serial number 18052240. The FAA register lists Kestrel Kat LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 16, 2018 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 November 8, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9740G.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9740G.

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.