# N3229D: 1955 Cessna 180, registration cancelled 2013-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 32027
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 12, 1956
- Last registry action: February 3, 2001
- Mode S code: A37955
- Location: [Port Alsworth, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Port%20Alsworth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.1578° N, 154.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99653, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3229D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3229D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3229D-2013-07-11

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 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 ANC00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA072), Jun 21, 2000: Cessna 180 (N3229D), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the left main landing gear leg at the main landing gear axle attachment bolt holes.

## 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 20000620042419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000620042419A), Jun 20, 2000: Cessna 180 (N3229D), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing at the pilot's Private airstrip at miller creek, Alaska (10 miles NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska), N3229D, a Cessna 180, sustained substantial…
- [Incident 19900228014519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900228014519I), Feb 28, 1990: Cessna 180 (N3229D), Port Alsworth, AK, Minor damage. While taxiing, wind caught a wing and ski came up on berm lifting aircraft up on one wing.

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