# N2788X: 1965 Cessna 180H, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618)
- 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: 18051588
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1965
- Certificate issued: April 21, 1994
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A2C7BA
- Owners when cancelled: [Hodges June M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HODGES%20JUNE%20M), [Hodges Ray L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HODGES%20RAY%20L)
- Location: [Kotzebue, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kotzebue)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 67.2486° N, 161.0407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99752, within about 36 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2788X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2788X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2788X-2015-05-15

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 180H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h.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 ANC92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA038), Feb 14, 1992: Cessna 180 (N2788X), Shishmaref, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE NON-INSTRUMENTED RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND ATTEMPTED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FOG, THE ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE…
- [NTSB SEA74DYE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE46), Jun 7, 1974: Cessna 180H (N2788X), Granite Fall, WA, substantial damage

## 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 19920214003009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920214003009A), Feb 14, 1992: Cessna 180H (N2788X), Shishmaref, AK, Substantial damage. Encountered whiteout conditions after departure into fog and low ceiling. Lost control and crash landed.
- [Accident 19740607017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607017769A), Jun 7, 1974: Cessna 180H (N2788X), Granite Fall, WA, Substantial damage. Miscalculated tkof dist frm field with high grass. Hit tree stump.

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