# N180GK: 1959 Cessna 180B, registration cancelled 2018-02-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606)
- 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: 50509
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1997
- Certificate issued: September 10, 2003
- Last registry action: July 26, 2012
- Mode S code: A1414C
- Owner when cancelled: [Norris Gary L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORRIS%20GARY%20L)
- Location: [Augusta, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Augusta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3519° N, 69.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04330, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180GK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=180GK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180GK-2018-02-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 180B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b.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 ERA14LA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA446), Sep 19, 2014: Cessna 180B (N180GK), Piscataquis County, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue fracture of the No. 3 exhaust valve, which initiated at the outer surface of the valve stem and resulted in the subsequent total loss of engine power over terrain unsuitable for landing.

## 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 20140919017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140919017709A), Sep 19, 2014: Cessna 180B (N180GK), Near Clayton La, ME, Destroyed. Cessna 180, N180GK (floatplane) On 9/19/2014, at approximately 17:30, pilot [privacy data omitted] departed mud pond (Near chamberlain lake) with a friend.…

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