Cessna 180K
N2785K is a Cessna 180K, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1979. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Pontiac Flying LLC, an LLC in Pontiac, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 26, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 1, 1979. 2 documents are on file: bill of sale (evidence of ownership), loan release.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- 180K · all 180Ks and related versions
- Serial number
- 18053067
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor O-470 SERIES · 230 hp
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 1979
- Cruising speed
- 114 mph
- Transponder code
- A2C745 (octal 50543505)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 26, 2021
- Expires
- June 30, 2028
- Last FAA action
- May 19, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal · May 1, 1979
- FAA region
- Great Lakes
- FAA record id
- 00520213
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Pontiac Flying LLC
- Type
- LLC
- Address
- 15801 E 2000 North Rd
Pontiac, IL 61764-2956
Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.
Documents on file 2
Earlier use of this number 1
Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear
The public federal record on N2785K, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Pontiac Flying LLC, an LLC, certificate issued June 26, 2021, expires June 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated May 1, 1979, consistent with the 1979 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 18053067 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N2785K was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Luscombe 8E (serial 5512, cancelled March 29, 1948). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
2 documents received recently: Bill of sale (evidence of ownership) (September 18, 2026), Loan release (September 24, 2026). [3]
3 NTSB records under N2785K: Accident on March 27, 2026 at Beloit, KS: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 26, 2010 at Cahokia, IL: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on May 10, 2000 at Anchorage, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180K · operated under 091
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with a quartering headwind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s runway selection based on the variable and gusting wind conditions.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CEN26LA150 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180K · operated under 091
The fatigue failure of the axle's attaching bolts during landing.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CEN10CA358 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180K · operated under 091
The pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve during landing.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC00LA057 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data