# N180CM: 1976 Cessna R172K, registration cancelled 2018-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: R1722213
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 1, 2006
- Last registry action: March 23, 2015
- Mode S code: A140EA
- Owner when cancelled: [Ppm Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PPM%20INC)
- Location: [Edgewood, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Edgewood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7111° N, 95.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75117, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180CM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=180CM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180CM-2018-09-13

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 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 R172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k.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 CEN15LA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA416), Sep 17, 2015: Cessna R172 (N180CM), College Station, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the No. 1 connecting rod. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturer’s exclusion of the accident engine (by serial number) in a…

## 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 20150917015269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150917015269A), Sep 17, 2015: Cessna R172K (N180CM), College Station, TX, Destroyed. The pilot contacted the tower at College Station (easterwood airport) and said the engine had quit. He turned towards the airport and ran out of altitude. The…

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