# N4697B: 1955 Cessna 180, registration cancelled 2012-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2012
- 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: 31595
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 9, 1981
- Last registry action: June 12, 1984
- Mode S code: A5BE59
- Owners when cancelled: [Stout Melvin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOUT%20MELVIN), [Delp Rodney](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELP%20RODNEY)
- Location: [Atascadero, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Atascadero)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4653° N, 120.6894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93422, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4697B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4697B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4697B-2012-12-11

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 LAX84FA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA389), Jul 12, 1984: Cessna 180 (N4697B), Randsburg, CA, 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 19840712031809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840712031809A), Jul 12, 1984: Cessna 180 (N4697B), Randsburg, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Landed long down hill on a 1200 foot strip. Veered off onto a road. Hit a bulldozer on a belated go around attempt.

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