# N4652B: 1955 Cessna 180, registration cancelled 2013-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 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: 31550
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1956
- Last registry action: March 22, 2007
- Mode S code: A5AECE
- Location: [Earth City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Earth%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7696° N, 90.4640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63045, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4652B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4652B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4652B-2013-08-22

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR Z372003F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Z372003F00002), Oct 23, 2003: CRANKSHAFT. BROKEN. PILOT FLEW A/C IN FOR GENERATOR REPAIR AND REPORTED TO MAINT THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITH A BORESCOPE THE CRANK 

## 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 CHI05CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA195), Jul 17, 2005: Cessna 180 (N4652B), Bowstring, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable water conditions for takeoff selected by the pilot and his inability to maintain aircraft control in the rough water. Contributing factors were the aborted takeoff initiated by the…

## 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 20050717015459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050717015459A), Jul 17, 2005: Cessna 180 (N4652B), Deep River, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to move aircraft to smaller lake to prevent aircraft and floats from being damaged by waves starting to pound dock. During takeoff at…
- [Incident 19910224006449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910224006449I), Feb 24, 1991: Cessna 180C (N4652B), Rush City, MN. Engine failure in flight. Emergency landing at Rush City airport. Landed safely.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.