# N20MF: Cessna 180, registration cancelled 1998-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30187
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 2, 1986
- Last registry action: November 15, 1995
- Mode S code: A190C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Tilford Norman R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TILFORD%20NORMAN%20R)
- Location: [Hilltop Lakes, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hilltop%20Lakes)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.0572° N, 96.1109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77871, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20MF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20MF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20MF-1998-08-31

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 FTW98FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA067), Nov 14, 1997: Cessna 180 (N20MF), Johnson City, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Factors were the low ceilings, dark night light conditions, and the pilot's lack of visible horizon in the unpopulated area.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19971113042699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971113042699A), Nov 13, 1997: Cessna 180 (N20MF), Johnson City, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Became missing on night cross country flight. Located in remote area. Possible spatial disorientation spiral dive. (.4)the aircraft impacted trees while on a…
- [Incident 19921107056299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921107056299I), Nov 7, 1992: Cessna 180 (N20MF), Van Horn, TX, Minor damage. Landed at abandoned airfield. Left tire blew on rollout. Gravel runway. Ground looped, left wing tip hit ground.

## Other aircraft with N20MF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20MF): Fletcher Marvin LANCAIR 320, S/N 723-320-566FB, built 2006

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