# N2198Z: Cessna 180F, registration cancelled 1996-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18051298
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 28, 1993
- Last registry action: June 29, 1993
- Mode S code: A1DE79
- Owner when cancelled: [Lees Charles A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEES%20CHARLES%20A)
- Location: [Hampton, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Hampton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9396° N, 70.8367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03842, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2198Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2198Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2198Z-1996-05-17

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 180F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f.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 LAX95LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA201), Jun 3, 1995: Cessna 180F (N2198Z), Cartago, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inflight decision to attempt a low pass over a mountain airstrip at a high density alitude atmospheric condition, and, his failure to retract the flaps during the climb-out from the pass.…

## 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 19950603040139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950603040139A), Jun 3, 1995: Cessna 180F (N2198Z), Cartago, CA, Substantial damage. Low pass over remote high altitude strip. Failed to clear trees on go around. Blamed downdraft. Elevation 8500 asl.

## Other aircraft with N2198Z

- [Cancelled 2011-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2198Z-2011-06-22): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-2073. Assigned, pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1999-08-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2198Z-1999-08-25): Cessna 172R, S/N 17280680. Exported to China. Owner: [Pilot International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PILOT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Valley Center, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Valley%20Center)

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