# N2601Y: Cessna 180E, registration cancelled 2018-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612)
- Engine: [Continental O-470R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (registry code 17071)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6), [TCDS E-273](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-273) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18051101
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 8, 1982
- Certificate issued: January 31, 2012
- Last registry action: November 16, 2014
- Mode S code: A2818F
- Owner when cancelled: [Dreyer Elwain C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DREYER%20ELWAIN%20C)
- Location: [Cardington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cardington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4840° N, 82.8744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43315, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2601Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2601Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2601Y-2018-06-08

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 180E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN16LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA311), Aug 6, 2016: Cessna 180 (N2601Y), Cardington, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB SEA91LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA074), Mar 29, 1991: Cessna 180 (N2601Y), Friday Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB GRADIENT AND RATE AS A RESULT OF HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 20160806013999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160806013999A), Aug 6, 2016: Cessna 180E (N2601Y), Cardington, OH, Destroyed. PIC [privacy data omitted] was flying a local flight at his personal grass airport near Cardington Ohio. He decided to change landing direction from north to…
- [Accident 19910328007829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910328007829A), Mar 28, 1991: Cessna 180E (N2601Y), Friday Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. Tried to fly through channel at low altitude with severe low level wind and turbulence. Pushed into trees on shore.

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