# N3498Y: 1968 Cessna 180H, registration cancelled 1982-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51998
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 22, 1971
- Mode S code: A3E244
- Owner when cancelled: [National Headquarters Civil Air Patrol](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20HEADQUARTERS%20CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL)
- Location: [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3498Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3498Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3498Y-1982-02-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (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 ANC81DA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA113), Sep 2, 1981: Cessna 180H (N3498Y), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19810902057129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902057129A), Sep 2, 1981: Cessna 180H (N3498Y), S E Coast Of Ak, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was missing on a flight between yakutat and sitka. Last communication was 1706.

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