1954 Cessna 180 Skywagon

Detailed Description

• 1954 CESSNA 180 SKYWAGON - N3197C - $246,000
• Phoenix-Mesa Gateway (KIWA), Mesa, AZ
• IFR APPROVED · 260 HP · ONE OWNER SINCE 2006
• 260 HORSEPOWER via the Norland STC (SA00562NY / SE00561NY) - thirty more than the factory 180 left Wichita with. 09/2026 Owner reports 140 kts true on 10.9 gph.

Ifr approved, and done properly

• Garmin GNS 430W - WAAS, approach approved, not enroute-restricted
• Garmin SL30 - a real second IFR nav/com
• Garmin GTX 345 - ADS-B In/Out with traffic and weather
• S-TEC Fifty Five X - two-axis autopilot, altitude hold, GPSS
• PS Engineering PMA8000 audio panel
• Electronics International digital engine instrumentation
• Horton STOL kit · Sky-Tec starter · 8.50x6 tires · air/oil separator · USB charging
• 100% HANGARED SINCE 2006. NO CORROSION.
• Twenty years of dry Arizona air. There isn't a cubby, a floorboard or an inspection panel on this airplane that hasn't been opened, cleaned and gone through. Paint and interior done in 2012 - both rate 10/10. All ADs complied with and documented using electronic log system, signed and current.

One owner, one mechanic, twenty years

Jim Scott has owned this airplane since 2006. He is a career A&P/IA - former Director of Maintenance, an aircraft maintenance instructor at local community college since 2009, and currently Operations Manager and Technical Advisor at a 145 repair station. Twenty years as both the owner and the mechanic. The logbooks read like a shop manual, not a sales pitch.

Aircraft cared for by someone who teaches other people how to do it correctly.

The numbers

• Airframe total time 5,628.5 hrs* · Engine 42.5 TSMOH* · Prop 42.5 hrs since new*
• Annual completed 04/14/2026 · Serial 30996 · Gross 2,550 lbs
• Empty 1,795 lbs · Useful load 755 lbs · 60 gal total / 55 usable
• Paint and interior 2012, both 10/10 · One owner since 2006
• $246,000 - NO BROKER, DEAL DIRECT WITH THE OWNER
• Jim Scott · ·
• Based at KIWA, Mesa, Arizona
• Serious inquiries only. Logs and records available for review. Pre-buy inspection welcome and accommodated.

Remarks

Extras

Sky-Tec starter • Interav alternator • 8.50x6 tires • air/oil separator • Steve's gascolator • Challenger air filter • USB charging jacks • Door Stewards

Performance

• 09/2026 Owner reports 140 kts true on 10.9 gph. Panel photos at 10,225 ft included.
• CONTACT - NO BROKER, DEAL DIRECT WITH THE OWNER
• Jim Scott • • • KIWA, Mesa, AZ
• Serious inquiries only. Logs and records available for review. Pre-buy inspection encouraged and accommodated.
• AIRCRAFT IS ACTIVELY FLYING - TIMES LISTED MAY VARY SLIGHTLY.