# N4547B: 1955 Cessna 180, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 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: 31446
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1985
- Last registry action: December 7, 1991
- Mode S code: A58447
- Owners when cancelled: [Goff Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOFF%20ROBERT%20W), [Chatterton Dwain R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHATTERTON%20DWAIN%20R)
- Location: [Howell, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Howell)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5756° N, 83.9234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48843, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4547B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4547B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4547B-2014-12-17

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 CHI90FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA235), Aug 18, 1990: Cessna 180 (N4547B), Howell, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE ABOVE TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING DURING TAKEOFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO DISPLAY THE AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE.

## 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 19900818033899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900818033899A), Aug 18, 1990: Cessna 180 (N4547B), Howell, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pulled up steeply on climbout. Made turn and spiral descent. Wing hit caused cartwheel.

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