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N2603K

1978 Cessna 180K

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18053013

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2029.

Registered owner

Padilla Management Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 11720 Higgins Airport Way, Burlington, WA 98233

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 180K
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 18053013
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor O-470 SERIES · 230 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Nov 21, 1978)
Mode S code: A281C8 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 14, 2016 · last FAA action Mar 3, 2023

Past registrations of N2603K

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Jun 2, 1950 Luscombe 8A · serial 5330 Chamberlain Aviation Inc · Akron, OH

What a Cessna 180/185 looks likePhoto of a Cessna 180/185, not this aircraft: Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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