Cessna 180
N3680C is a Cessna 180, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1954. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Wasilla, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 16, 2005 and expires on March 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated October 9, 1997.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- 180 · all 180s and related versions
- Serial number
- 31179
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor O-470 SERIES · 230 hp
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 1954
- Cruising speed
- 121 mph
- Transponder code
- A42C5F (octal 51026137)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 16, 2005
- Expires
- March 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal · October 9, 1997
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00933303
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Bindon Phil E
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 2390 N Cranberry Ln
Wasilla, AK 99623-0823
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear
The public federal record on N3680C, 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 Bindon Phil E, an individual, certificate issued February 16, 2005, expires March 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated October 9, 1997, 43 years after the 1954 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 31179 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N3680C according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
3 NTSB records under N3680C: Accident on August 1, 1993 at Sparrevohn, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on February 6, 1993 at Elmendorf Afb, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on August 27, 1990 at Lime Village, 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 180 · operated under 091
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE ANIMAL ON THE RUNWAY.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC93LA132 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180 · operated under 091
THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW COVERED SURFACE.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC93LA032 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180-A · operated under 091
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND THE PERFORMANCE DATA DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN NOT BEING IDENTIFIED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC90LA156 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
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data