# N2478C: Cessna 180, registration cancelled 1968-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30778
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1966
- Mode S code: A24D73
- Owner when cancelled: [Hanson Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANSON%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2478C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2478C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2478C-1968-01-31

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 SEA68A0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0037), Oct 30, 1967: Cessna 180 (N2478C), Roseburg, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2478C

- [Cancelled 2023-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2478C-2023-06-17): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-79A0200, built 1978. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)

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