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Placerville Airport (PVG / KPVG), Placerville, California, USA Location & Overview

Nestled at the historic Placerville Airport (KPVG) in the heart of California’s Gold Country — just 45 minutes east of Sacramento and surrounded by Sierra foothills, pine forests, and endless backcountry strips — Skywagons Over California is the world’s premier specialist in Cessna 180, 182, and 185 Skywagons. For over 40 years, this family-run operation has been buying, selling, restoring, upgrading, and supporting tailwheel Cessna classics with unmatched expertise, turning stock Skylanes into legendary backcountry beasts. Whether you’re hunting a pristine low-time 182, a fully STCed 900+ hp 185 monster, or need the best annual/pre-buy in the West, Skywagons is the ultimate destination for serious taildragger and bush-plane pilots chasing Idaho strips, Baja beaches, or Johnson Creek sunrises.

Coordinates: 38°43′24″N 120°45′08″W | On-field at Placerville Airport

Brief History
Founded in the early 1980s by Bill and Janie Harnagel, Skywagons began as a passion project to save and perfect the iconic Cessna tailwheel line. From a single hangar at KPVG — a 1940s-era mountain field with a rich bush-flying culture — they’ve grown into the global authority on 180/182/185s, completing hundreds of award-winning restorations and pioneering STCs like Sportsman leading edges, Flint tip tanks, and P.Ponk super-engine conversions. Today, under second-generation leadership, Skywagons continues setting the gold standard for Cessna 180 182 185 sales, service, and backcountry performance.