# N2345C: 1953 Cessna 180, registration cancelled 2012-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 30645
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 1956
- Certificate issued: June 4, 1979
- Last registry action: July 6, 1985
- Mode S code: A21A66
- Owner when cancelled: [Schiefer Thomas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHIEFER%20THOMAS%20W)
- Location: [Eagle River, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Eagle%20River)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1743° N, 149.2843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99577, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2345C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2345C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2345C-2012-09-04

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 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 ANC83LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA065), Apr 2, 1983: Cessna 180 (N2345C), Palmer, AK, destroyed

## 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 19830402010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830402010769A), Apr 2, 1983: Cessna 180 (N2345C), Palmer, AK, Destroyed. Intoxicated pilot stopped engine to glide to airport on a bet. Crashed into trees. Took aircraft without permission

## Other aircraft with N2345C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2345C): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 14289, built 2018

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