# N180AJ: 1954 Cessna 180, registration cancelled 2022-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2022
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31229
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 1957
- Certificate issued: April 29, 2021
- Last registry action: April 29, 2021
- Mode S code: A140B5
- Owner when cancelled: [Vaughn Eric E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAUGHN%20ERIC%20E)
- Location: [Lowell, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Lowell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2465° N, 94.1026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72745, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180AJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=180AJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180AJ-2022-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 180: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA98LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA032), Jan 31, 1998: Cessna 180 (N180AJ), Sun Valley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent actuation of the parking brake.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19980130000789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980130000789A), Jan 30, 1998: Cessna 180 (N180AJ), Hailey, ID, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot stated that he had landed earlier on a plowed runway with hard-packed snow and ice surface conditions. He believed that while taxiing for…

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