Single-engine piston

N985DB

1959 Cessna 180 Floatplane

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1959
Serial
50507
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Abidance Inc (Corporation)
Based
Winthrop, WA
Registration record

N985DB on the FAA register

Type
1959 Cessna 180 Floatplane (FAA: Cessna 180B)
Serial
50507
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Abidance Inc
Winthrop, WA
Certificate issued
2014-04-04
Airworthiness date
1959-04-21
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ADBE04
Mode S (octal)
53337004
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N985DB.
  • 1993-09-20
    Accident at Mullan, ID; damage: destroyed.
  • 1959-04-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N985DB

N985DB is a 1959 Cessna 180 Floatplane (FAA model 180B), serial number 50507. The FAA register lists Abidance Inc as the registrant in Winthrop, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2014 and expires on April 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 April 21, 1959.

N985DB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-09-20 Accident · Mullan, ID Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA93FA206
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180B
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN FLIGHT DECISION, AND HIS INADVERTENT CONTINUATION OF A VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS INCLUDE LOW CEILINGS, SNOW, FOG, RAIN, AND MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN.

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.