# N3343D: 1956 Cessna 180, registration cancelled 2018-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2018
- 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: 32141
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: November 9, 1970
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1999
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A3A770
- Owner when cancelled: [Beegles Aircraft Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEEGLES%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4447° N, 104.6794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80631, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3343D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3343D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3343D-2018-01-18

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 (3)

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 LAX97LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA203), Jun 9, 1997: Cessna 180 (N3343D), Hollister, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the elevator and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's application of full power…
- [NTSB SEA91LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA185), Jul 20, 1991: Cessna 180 (N3343D), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS WERE DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS.
- [NTSB LAX82DA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA065), Feb 6, 1982: Cessna 180 (N3343D), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19970608013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970608013559A), Jun 8, 1997: Cessna 180 (N3343D), Hollister, CA, Destroyed. Aircrft wing struck the runway during landing, crashed and burned. (.4)the aircraft was destroyed by fire following a ground loop during a touch-and-go…
- [Accident 19910720034279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720034279A), Jul 20, 1991: Cessna 180 (N3343D), Cody, WY, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in excessive gusty crosswind and ground looped. Stated attention diverted to find flap handle
- [Accident 19820206004541A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206004541A), Feb 6, 1982: Cessna 180 (N3343D), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft right wing struck N71681 propeller during taxi for takeoff.

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