I always get a kick out of the navy controllers here saying "kay-beck" for Q.

Originally, the last two numerals in the tail number coincided with the last two digits of the serial number. The first Cessna 180 off the assembly line was s/n 30000, N2800A. 53 models were 2800-series Alphas and 1600-series Charlies. The serial number / tail number relationship carried on for several years, although by the time the 1956 model 180's rolled out, it had slipped to being a couple digits off from each other. But they were still issued in series, for example most of the 1955 models I'm familiar with are 9300-series Charlies and most 56's are 7600-series Alphas. My buddy's renumbered 180 is N78xxC, which looks right but isn't part of a regular Cessna number series. FWIW Cessna's 1948 models were all Victors after which they generally used A,B, C, & D series tail numbers until the mid-to-late fifties.

Magnet wrote:

Zzz wrote:I had no idea there were special pronunciations for numerals. I just say THREE and FIVE.

And Nine or Niner?

I say "niner" because that's cool pilot talk.

Cary

Looks like your original number was N7674A.

The serial number is 32571 and it's from late '56 so by this time the serial # and the reg # was pretty far off.

soyAnarchisto wrote:

Looks like your original number was N7674A.

The serial number is 32571 and it's from late '56 so by this time the serial # and the reg # was pretty far off.

Only the last two digits ever lined up, so by the time yours came along it had slipped to 3 off. Not very far.

Two thumbs up Greg,
Now load a bike in there and lets go ride Fruita or Moab or Hurricane or..............
RR

Just saw this thread so a belated congratulations!