# N2997A: 1953 Cessna 180, registration cancelled 2014-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 2014
- 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: 30197
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1989
- Last registry action: January 7, 1999
- Mode S code: A31A37
- Owner when cancelled: [Wyatt Timothy L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WYATT%20TIMOTHY%20L)
- Location: [Darrington, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Darrington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2040° N, 121.1405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98241, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2997A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2997A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2997A-2014-09-29

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ANC00FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00FA093), Jul 21, 2000: Cessna 180 (N2997A), Thorne Bay, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's inadvertent stalling of the airplane.

## 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 20000720042199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000720042199A), Jul 20, 2000: Cessna 180 (N2997A), Thorn Bay, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) After t/o pilot initiated climbing 270 right hand turn. At about 800FT to 1000FT MSL and about 300 AGL aircraft was observed to yaw left & enter a spin…

## Other aircraft with N2997A

- [Cancelled 2025-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2997A-2025-02-17): Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA, S/N 053, built 1991. Expired dealer. Owner: [Alliance Air Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLIANCE%20AIR%20PARTS%20INC), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

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