# N345RC: 1963 Cessna 180F, registration cancelled 2002-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614)
- 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: 18051231
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 1963
- Certificate issued: December 15, 1998
- Last registry action: January 15, 2002
- Mode S code: A3D15B
- Owners when cancelled: [Kline Clare F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLINE%20CLARE%20F), [Fiebick Wayne A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIEBICK%20WAYNE%20A), [Martin Michael L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20MICHAEL%20L)
- Location: [Ridgecrest, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ridgecrest)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5824° N, 117.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93555, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345RC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=345RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345RC-2002-03-18

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 180F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f.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 LAX99LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA114), Mar 7, 1999: Cessna 180F (N345RC), Inyokern, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the variable and gusting winds during a wheel landing, which led to a loss of directional control.

## 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 19990307002049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990307002049A), Mar 7, 1999: Cessna 180F (N345RC), Inyokern, CA, Substantial damage. Acft groung looped on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 7, 1999, at 1500 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 180F, N345RC, ground…

## Other aircraft with N345RC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345RC): Quicksilver SPORT 2S, S/N 0101
- [Cancelled 1980-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345RC-1980-09-24): Beech B90, S/N LJ352, built 1968. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Ronson Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RONSON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Trenton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Trenton)

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