Aircraft N1538C Data

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N1538C
Spirit of Columbus

1953 Cessna 180 C/N 30238

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Latest photos of N1538C
  • N1538C - 1/43rd scale model of the Spirit of Columbus - by Frank White by Frank White
  • N1538C @ KIAD - With this aircraft, Geraldine Mock became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, departing Columbus, OH, and arriving there again 29 days later in 1964. - by Daniel L. Berek by Daniel L. Berek @ KIAD
  • N1538C @ IAD - Cessna 180 Spirit of Columbus at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, VA - by scotch-canadian by scotch-canadian @ IAD
  • N1538C @ IAD - 1953 Cessna 180 at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, VA - by scotch-canadian by scotch-canadian @ IAD

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:Cessna
Model:180    Search all Cessna 180
Year built:1953
Construction Number (C/N):30238
Aircraft Type:Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats:4
Number of Engines:1
Engine Type:Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:Continental O-470 SERIES

Aircraft

Registration Number:N1538C
Alternative Code/Name:Spirit of Columbus
Mode S (ICAO24) Code:A0D8C7
Certification Class:Standard
Last Action Taken:1977-01-14
Current Status:Sale Reported

Owner

Registration Type:Corporation
Owner:Sale Reported
Address:Oklahoma City, OK 73125
United States
Region:Southwestern

User contributed data

Fuel consumed per hour (Gallons):8.0    (by Ed Karns on 2006-10-24 00:00:00)

User Comments

Ed Karns, 2006-10-24 00:00:00
 The registrar of the National Air and Space Museum has hand-searched her
accession records for the period of 1970 through 1979. Two donations
directly from Cessna during that time were found. The first is the Cessna
180 known as the "Spirit of Columbus" which was received on August 4, 1975;
tail number N1538C. ...
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/aircraft/cessna180.htm