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  • CESSNA 180B

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AttributeCESSNA 180B
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EngineContinental O-470-K
Horsepower230 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1958
Production end1958
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance;tailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed143 KTAS
Range600 nm
Service ceiling19,600 ft
Climb rate1,100 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)48 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,205 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,365 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,090 lb
Full-fuel payload760 lb
Max takeoff weight2,650 lb
Empty weight1,560 lb
Usable fuel55 gal
Fuel burn at cruise12.9 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$145,000
Price, high$325,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,500 h
Overhaul cost, low$40,000
Overhaul cost, high$55,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time281
Active fleet94
Median year built1959.0
NTSB events, last 10 years4
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years142.55 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active221.28 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months9
Transfers per 100 active39.57 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives6
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record41.5 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Severity56.7 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Access60.2 of 10
Support74 of 10
Liquidity80.2 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)912.6 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 94 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 94 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 94 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 12.5.
  6. Access: class median 775.
  7. Support: class median 147.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.9.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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